Braun, Kathleen A. v. Powell, Barbara

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 00-1096 KATHLEEN A. BRAUN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. BARBARA POWELL, Respondent-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 97 C 423--Lynn Adelman, Judge. Argued June 7, 2000--Decided September 18, 2000 Before POSNER, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Kathleen Braun was convicted of murder in 1976. While her motion for a new trial was pending, she escaped from prison. After her return to custody in 1984, she filed a motion in Wisconsin state court to…