Legal Opinion

Reginald D. Burke, Sr. v. Janet Johnston, Pamela S. Knick, Vicki Benjamin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 27, 2006No. 05-3287PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In 1997, Reginald Burke pleaded no contest to two counts: 1 third degree sexual assault and false imprisonment. A Wisconsin circuit court in Walworth County sentenced him to 5 years for the sexual assault conviction and 2 years on the false imprisonment count. The sentences were to run consecutively and also consecutive to a separate sentence Burke was serving for a parole violation. In May 1999, the Wisconsin court amended its order so that the 1997 sentences would run concurrently.

Later that year, Burke began filing various pro se pleadings, arguing that he had not been…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Moore v. TartlerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Gash Associates v. Village of Rosemont, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by55 opinions

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  4. Petra Presbyterian Church v. Village of NorthbrookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. Davis v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 2017

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