SANDERS v. ECKSTEIN

No. 19-2596.

981 F.3d 637 (2020)

Rico SANDERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Scott ECKSTEIN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Rubenstein , Attorney, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Sarah Burgundy , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Hamilton, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Rico Sanders received a 140-year sentence for raping four women. He was 15 at the time of the sexual assaults, and his offense conduct was heinous and cruel in the extreme. Now 40 years old, Sanders will first become eligible for parole under Wisconsin law in 2030. He sought post-conviction relief in state court, arguing...

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