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WILLIAMS v. THURMER

No. 08-1184.

561 F.3d 740 (2009)

Yusef Latee WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael THURMER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Sugden Manley (argued), Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Katherine D. Lloyd (argued), Katherine L. Tripp, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

In March 1996 a Wisconsin jury found Yusef Williams guilty of first-degree murder, and the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 45 years. After exhausting his state remedies, Williams filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing, among other things, that his right to due process was violated when a bailiff testified during his trial. The district court denied his petition,...

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