Legal Opinion
Michael Miller v. Dushan Zatecky
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 2016No. 15-1869PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Michael Miller was convicted in Indiana of three counts of child molestation and sentenced to three consecutive 40-year terms. The sexual abuse, including anal intercourse, began when the victim was nine and continued for six years. When imposing the lengthy term (effectively life in prison), the state judge relied not only on the nature of Miller’s- conduct but also on his four prior convictions, his failure to reform after stretches of imprisonment, and the absence of any mitigating factors.
The convictions were affirmed on direct appeal, see Miller v. State, No.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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