Friar, Nathan v. Wiersma, Lance

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN NATHAN J. FRIAR, Petitioner, OPINION and ORDER v. 21-cv-725-jdp LANCE WIERSMA, Respondent. Petitioner Nathan J. Friar, who’s represented by Cole Daniel Ruby, seeks relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

following his conviction for second-degree sexual assault with the use of force in Dane County Case No. 2016CF1268. Friar raises three claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel under Strickland v. Washington,

466 U.S. 668

(1984), which respondent contends are meritless. I will deny the petition because I agree that Friar’s…