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BURKE v. GOODRICH

No. 89-1306.

154 Wis.2d 347 (1990)

453 N.W.2d 497

William Patrick BURKE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Patricia GOODRICH, Secretary, Department of Health & Social Services, Steven Bablitch, Director, Division of Corrections, Gordon Abrahamson, Superintendent, Dodge Correctional Institution, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of William Patrick Burke, pro se, of Waupun.

For the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general, and Jerome S. Schmidt, assistant attorney general.

Before Eich, C.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.

EICH, C.J.

William Burke, an inmate at the Dodge Correctional Institution, appeals from an order denying his petition for habeas corpus. He raises three issues: (1) whether a prisoner who has reached his or her "mandatory release" date—who has served the entire sentence less good time—must be released outright, as opposed to released on parole as provided by sec. 53.11(7)(a), Stats. (1979-80);

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