Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Thurmer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 18, 2010No. 07-2628PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Herbert Johnson was charged with five counts of armed robbery in Wisconsin state court, convicted by a jury, and sentenced to sixty-eight years in prison. After Johnson’s no-merit appeal concluded, he attempted to traverse the murky waters of state collateral attack, bringing new claims of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. The state courts held that Johnson’s new claims were procedurally defaulted because he had not raised them in response to the initial no-merit report. Johnson then filed a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by72 opinions
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