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WILLIFORD v. YOUNG

Civ. A. No. 84-C-1241.

604 F.Supp. 1173 (1985)

Lennon WILLIFORD, Petitioner, v. Warren YOUNG, Superintendent, Waupun Correctional Institution and Bronson C. La Follette, Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin, Respondents.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

March 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Yovovich, Asst. State Public Defender, Madison, Wis., for petitioner.

Thomas J. Balistreri, Asst. Atty. Gen., Madison, Wis., for respondents.

DECISION and ORDER

TERENCE T. EVANS, District Judge.

On November 25, 1978, during the early morning hours, Lennon Williford walked into the Racine Police Department and said "I made a mistake ... I shot my wife." Three days later, Williford was charged with first degree murder. In May of 1979, he was tried before a jury and convicted of the charge. Williford appealed and, on September 9, 1980, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed his conviction on one...

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