STEFFES v. POLLARD

Nos. 09-3317, 09-3318.

663 F.3d 276 (2011)

Matthew R. STEFFES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William POLLARD, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Dvorak (argued) , Attorney, Hailing & Cayo, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Warren D. Weinstein (argued) , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee

Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This is a tragic case all around, for the defendant and his victims. When Matthew Steffes was just fourteen years old, he ran into Joshua Howard, the former boyfriend of a cousin. Howard was twenty-one. Steffes left an abusive, dysfunctional family when Howard invited Steffes to live with him, but the price was steep as Howard prostituted Steffes to have sex with an older man. Howard was in a sexual relationship with a twelve-year-old girl...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases