Jones v. Berge

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Dennis E. Jones, a Wisconsin state prisoner, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 1995 convictions of armed robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a short barreled shotgun, for which he was sentenced to forty-six years in prison. Petitioner raises seven issues but one is dispositive: he was denied the assistance of counsel in connection with his direct appeal. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988). Thus, I will issue a writ of habeas corpus requiring…