TUCKER v. KINGSTON

No. 08-1405.

538 F.3d 732 (2008)

Robert E. TUCKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Phillip A. KINGSTON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Wilmouth, Attorney, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William L. Gansner, Attorney, J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

In 2001 Robert Tucker pleaded guilty to first-degree murder as a party to a crime in a Wisconsin court and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He will be eligible for parole in 2035. The state appellate court affirmed his conviction and sentence, and the state supreme court denied leave to appeal. His conviction became final on July 21, 2003, when the time to seek review in the Supreme Court expired. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A).

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