Legal Opinion
Austin v. Novak
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 19, 2021No. 1:14-cv-00608Unknown
1Opinion
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THOMAS R AUSTIN, Petitioner, Case No. 14-cv-0608-bhl v. SUSAN NOVAK,1 Respondent. ______________________________________________________________________________ DECISION AND ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ In 2006, Petitioner Thomas R. Austin entered an Alford plea in state court and was convicted of two drunken driving related charges. After several unsuccessful state court challenges to his convictions and sentence, Austin filed a petition for a federal writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §2254. Because…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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