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SPEIGHTS v. FRANK

No. 03-2646.

361 F.3d 962 (2004)

Jael K. SPEIGHTS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Matthew J. FRANK, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2004.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jael K. Speights, Prairie Correctional Institution, Appleton, MN, pro se.

James M. Freimuth, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Jael Speights was convicted in a Wisconsin court of burglary and sexual assault. Susan Alesia, who had been assigned to represent him on appeal, concluded that no non-frivolous argument was available and told Speights that she planned to file a no-merit report, following Wisconsin's procedure for criminal defense lawyers to accommodate their obligation to be zealous advocates with their obligation to avoid frivolous litigation. See McCoy...

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