Karl Nichols v. Lance Wiersma

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-3059 KARL W. NICHOLS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. LANCE WIERSMA, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. No. 3:18-cv-00829-wmc — William M. Conley, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED DECEMBER 5, 2023 — DECIDED JULY 16, 2024 ____________________ Before HAMILTON, BRENNAN, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. Petitioner-appellant Karl Nichols was convicted in a Wisconsin state court of first-degree sexual…