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JOHNSON v. POLLARD

No. 08-1695.

559 F.3d 746 (2009)

Jimmie JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William POLLARD, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Jensen, Attorney (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Daniel J. O'Brien, Attorney (argued), J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

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

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Jimmie Johnson was convicted in Wisconsin state court of reckless homicide, recklessly endangering safety and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The trial court admitted into evidence Mr. Johnson's confession. Mr. Johnson claims that this confession was the product of police coercion and, consequently, was inadmissible at trial. After unsuccessfully seeking relief in the Wisconsin courts, Mr. Johnson filed a petition for a writ of habeas...

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