DECOTEAU v. SCHWEITZER

No. 13-3245.

774 F.3d 1190 (2014)

Gerald Lee DeCOTEAU, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alex SCHWEITZER, Superintendent of the North Dakota State Hospital, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad R. McCabe , Bismarck, ND, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ken R. Sorenson , AAG, Bismarck, ND, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


Gerald Lee DeCoteau was found guilty of gross sexual imposition in 1996 and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. His habeas petition in November 2012 had six claims. The district court1 dismissed the petition, finding four claims were time-barred, one was procedurally barred, and the other lacked...

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