ROALSON v. NOBLE

No. 22-2833.

116 F.4th 661 (2024)

Christopher ROALSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jon NOBLE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 28, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clare E. Myers, Attorney, Michael Anthony Scodro, Attorney, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before Brennan, Kirsch, and Lee, Circuit Judges.


Christopher Roalson is serving a life sentence for stabbing and bludgeoning a 93-year-old woman to death. At his trial, a DNA analyst testified about evidence left behind on the two knives and barstool used to commit the murder. The testifying analyst did not swab the items and develop the sample left on the weapons—...

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