WILSON v. CROMWELL

No. 21-1402.

69 F.4th 410 (2023)

Jerry S. WILSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dan CROMWELL, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 2023.

Amended June 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. LeGrand , Pooja Patel , Attorneys, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, Vladimir J. Semendyai , Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jacob J. Wittwer , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, Respondent-Appellee.

Robert R. Henak , Attorney, Henak Law Office, Milwaukee, WI, for Amicus Curiae Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Hamilton and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Melvin Williams was shot and killed on May 23, 2009, and two other men—Robert Taylor and Romero Davis—were injured in the same shooting. A Wisconsin jury found beyond a reasonable doubt that Jerry Wilson was the gunman. He appeals from the district court's denial of his habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. §...

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