WHYTE v. WINKLESKI

No. 21-1268.

34 F.4th 617 (2022)

Peter WHYTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dan WINKLESKI, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monica Ann Mark , David Palay , Attorneys, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Madison, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

John A. Blimling , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Peter Whyte of second-degree intentional homicide for killing his girlfriend. In this appeal from the denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Whyte argues his constitutional rights were violated when, at trial, he was required to wear a stun belt in front of the jury. He also presses...

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