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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-3270

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Edwin Arthur Ehlers, II

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant

v.

Denise Wilson, Warden

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis

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 Submitted: July 5, 2016

Filed: July 13, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 15-3270 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/13/2016 Entry ID: 4425386 
Edwin Arthur Ehlers, II appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. 1

§ 2241 petition challenging his conviction by court-martial. Following de novo

review, see Hill v. Morrison, 349 F.3d 1089, 1091 (8th Cir. 2003), we conclude that

the district court properly denied the petition, as the military courts gave fair

consideration to Ehlers’s claims, see Burns v. Wilson, 346 U.S. 137, 144 (1953)

(limited function of civilian courts is to determine whether military gave fair

consideration to petitioner’s claims); and Ehlers did not demonstrate cause and

prejudice to excuse his failure to raise his remaining claims in the military courts, see

Lips v. Commandant, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, 997 F.2d 808, 812 (10th Cir. 1993)

(federal courts will not review claims prisoner failed to raise in military court), or

actual innocence, see McQuiggin v. Perkins, 133 S. Ct. 1924, 1928 (2013) (actual

innocence serves as gateway to habeas review; petitioner must show that, in light of

new evidence, no reasonable juror would have voted to find him guilty beyond

reasonable doubt). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District 1

of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Franklin

L. Noel, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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Appellate Case: 15-3270 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/13/2016 Entry ID: 4425386