Legal Opinion
James E. Lowery v. Gary R. McCaughtry Warden, Waupun Correctional Institution
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 1992No. 90-2659PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Now making its second appearance in this court, James Lowery’s quest for a writ of habeas corpus poses a question about exhaustion of state remedies. Lowery is serving time in Wisconsin for offenses committed there. He does not challenge the conviction but does contest the augmentation of the sentence on the basis of prior convictions in Georgia. These convictions, Lowery insists, are constitutionally infirm. The details of the convictions and Lowery’s challenge to them do not matter.
Last time around, we held that Lowery’s custodian in Wisconsin is the proper…
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