HICKS v. HEPP

No. 15-3865.

871 F.3d 513 (2017)

Douglas G. HICKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Randall HEPP, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, David B. Diesenhouse , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY, Matthew S. Hellman , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Ryan J. Walsh , Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Williams and Hamilton, Circuit Judges, and Chang, District Judge.


Douglas Hicks admitted to sexually molesting his victim, a former step-son, during a recorded phone call from a police station. During the call, and before the confession, the victim repeatedly threatened to harm Hicks and to tell Hicks's other minor son about the abuse. Ultimately, Hicks was charged with sexually molesting...

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