Biese v. Eckstein

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN BENJAMIN JOHN BIESE, Petitioner, v. Case No. 17-CV-856 DYLON RADTKE, Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Before the court is Benjamin John Biese’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) All parties have consented to the full jurisdiction of this court. (ECF Nos. 86, 87.) Biese presents a single claim for relief—that his sentence was excessive in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 1 at 6.) A jury found Biese guilty of four counts of making threats…