Donald Maier v. Judy Smith

Kanne, Circuit Judge.

Donald Maier appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief from his conviction under Wisconsin's stalking statute. Five years after a jury convicted Maier of threatening two Wisconsin state court judges, Maier sent two sets of letters to the former jurors-ostensibly seeking their help in his effort to obtain a governor's pardon. Several of the jurors found the letters threatening or disturbing. Maier was charged and convicted under Wisconsin's stalking statute. After appealing his conviction in the Wisconsin state courts, Maier brought this…