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Muth v. Frank
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Muth v. Frank, 412 F.3d 808 (7th Cir. 2005),[1] was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the denial to an individual of a writ of habeas corpus for violation of Wisconsin's laws criminalizing incest was not unconstitutional. The petitioners relied heavily on the Supreme Court's ruling in Lawrence v. Texas invalidating anti-sodomy laws two years prior, which the Seventh Circuit rejected.
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Muth v. Frank | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
Full case name | Allen A. Muth v. Matthew J. Frank, Secretary |
Argued | November 12, 2004 |
Decided | June 22, 2005 |
Citation | 412 F.3d 808 (7th Cir. 2005) |
Case history | |
Subsequent history | October 31, 2005: Petition for certiorari denied. |
Holding | |
The district court's decision is affirmed. Denial of habeas corpus was not unconstitutional. | |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | William J. Bauer, Daniel Anthony Manion, Terence T. Evans |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Manion, joined by Bauer |
Concurrence | Evans |
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