Legal Opinion
Jael K. Speights v. Matthew J. Frank, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 2004No. 03-2646PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Jael Speights was convicted in a Wisconsin court of burglary and sexual assault. Susan Alesia, who had been assigned to represent him on appeal, concluded that no non-frivolous argument was available and told Speights that she planned to file a no-merit report, following Wisconsin’s procedure for criminal defense lawyers to accommodate their obligation to be zealous advocates with their obligation to avoid frivolous litigation. See McCoy v. Court of Appeals, 486 U.S. 429, 108 S.Ct. 1895, 100 L.Ed.2d 440 (1988). Cf. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396,…
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