MORALES v. BOATWRIGHT

No. 08-1153.

580 F.3d 653 (2009)

Marlo U. MORALES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ana BOATWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome F. Buting, Attorney, Colleen D. Ball (argued), Buting & Williams, Brookfield, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

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


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Marlo Morales pleaded guilty in Wisconsin to two counts of first degree sexual assault of a child. After receiving an unexpectedly long sentence, he sought multiple reviews of his conviction in the Wisconsin state courts; after losing there, he sought a federal writ of habeas corpus. The district court denied his petition. We affirm.

I. Background

Marlo Morales was charged with two...

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