Legal Opinion
Keith S. Betts v. Jon E. Litscher
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 2001No. 00-3072PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After his conviction in state court for armed robbery, Keith Betts told the court that he wanted to appeal. Elizabeth Stephens, the assistant public defender assigned to represent him under Wis. Stat. § 809.80, eventually decided that pursuing the appeal would be frivolous. But instead of seeking leave to withdraw while informing the court of potential issues and the analysis supporting counsel’s conclusion that they are not meritorious, see McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 486 U.S. 429, 108 S.Ct. 1895, 100 L.Ed.2d 440 (1988), First Assistant Public Defender…
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