Legal Opinion

Hanson v. Foster

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided May 2, 2022No. 2:20-cv-00045Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PETER J. HANSON, Petitioner, v. Case No. 20-CV-45 BRIAN FOSTER, Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Peter J. Hanson, a prisoner in Wisconsin custody, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Hanson was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and is serving a life sentence. Hanson alleges that his conviction and sentence are unconstitutional. For the reasons stated below, the petition for writ of habeas corpus will be denied and the case dismissed. BACKGROUND Hanson…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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