Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 30, 2004, 03-2646 (Jael K. Speights v. Matthew J. Frank, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Corrections)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Jael Speights was convicted in a Wisconsin court of burglary and sexual assault. Susan Alesia, who had been assigned to represent him on appeal, concluded that no non-frivolous argument was available and told Speights that she planned to file a no-merit report, following Wisconsin’s procedure for criminal defense lawyers to accommodate their obligation to be zealous