WILLIFORD v. YOUNG

No. 85-1685.

779 F.2d 405 (1985)

Lennon WILLIFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warren YOUNG and Bronson LaFollette, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Yovovich, Office of State Public Defender, Madison, Wis., for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas J. Balistreri, Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis., for respondents-appellees.

Before BAUER, WOOD and ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Lennon Williford appeals the denial by the district court of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Williford was convicted in the Circuit Court of Racine County, Wisconsin of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. Williford petitioned the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin for a writ of habeas corpus. That court denied the petition. Williford argues that the district court had three grounds...

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