HARRIS v. PRAST

No. 78-C-550.

459 F.Supp. 303 (1978)

Governor HARRIS, Petitioner, v. Paul PRAST and Attorney General of Wisconsin, Respondents.

United States District Court, E. D. Wisconsin.

October 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Eisenberg, State Public Defender, by Jack E. Schairer, Asst. State Public Defender, Madison, Wis., for petitioner.

Bronson C. LaFollette, Wis. Atty. Gen., by Edward S. Marion, Asst. Atty. Gen., Madison, Wis., for respondents.


DECISION and ORDER

MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.

This is an action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner alleges that he is confined in violation of the United States Constitution because the trial court considered, in imposing sentence, its belief that the petitioner and his co-defendant had presented a sham defense by bringing in witnesses to lie for the defense, and because the trial court permitted the state...

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