Seventh Circuit· 3/19/2010

Brown v. Watters

Citations

599 F.3d 602
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5701
2010 WL 986549

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holding that because the procedurally defaulted claims lacked merit, the Court could bypass a \difficult\ actual innocence claim and address the defaulted claims on the merits
noting that party does not take inconsistent positions when statutory standards relied upon are different in material respects
“Mr. Brown provides no authority establishing a constitutional right to appellate counsel to challenge a civil commitment.”
“although we generally decline to supplement the record on appeal with materials not before the district court, we have not applied this position categorically”
federal courts may avoid complicated procedural default issues where the merits are clearer
rejecting challenge to paraphilia NOS diagnosis as lacking scientific validity

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Judges: Ripple, Tinder

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