VAN PATTEN v. ENDICOTT

No. 04-1276.

489 F.3d 827 (2007)

Joseph L. VAN PATTEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeffrey P. ENDICOTT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 5, 2007.

Published June 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda T. Coberly (submitted), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Christopher Wren (submitted), Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before COFFEY, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

After being convicted in the Wisconsin state courts upon a plea of no contest to a charge of first degree reckless homicide (with a penalty enhancement for committing the offense while using a dangerous weapon), Joseph L. Van Patten was sentenced to a term of 25 years. After exhausting his remedies in state court, Van Patten filed a petition for federal habeas relief (28 U.S.C. § 2254), which the district court denied. On appeal, we granted the petition...

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