U.S. Court of Appeals / Seventh Circuit

Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittmann

Decided December 8, 2017. Diane Pamela Wood wrote the opinion for the court.

877 F.3d 297 · Cited 181 times

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Frazier v. Cupp · 394 U.S. 731
State v. Avery · 337 Wis. 2d 351
Blackburn v. Alabama · 361 U.S. 199
State v. Berggren · 2009 WI App 82
State v. Triggs · 2003 WI App 91
Procunier v. Atchley · 400 U.S. 446
Brown v. Mississippi · 297 U.S. 278
Lynumn v. Illinois · 372 U.S. 528
Clewis v. Texas · 386 U.S. 707
Douglas Hicks v. Randall Hepp · 871 F.3d 513
Troy Shaw v. Bill Wilson · 721 F.3d 908
Cortez Jones v. Victor Calloway · 842 F.3d 454
State v. Jerrell C.J. · 2005 WI 105
Paul M. McManus v. Ron Neal · 779 F.3d 634
Walker Whatley v. Dushan Zatecky · 833 F.3d 762
Christopher Richardson v. Kathy Griffin · 866 F.3d 836

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