Legal Opinion
Muller v. Israel
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 18, 1981No. 80-C-318PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WARREN, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus action brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On March 12, 1977, following a jury trial, petitioner Kenley A. Muller was convicted of first-degree murder. Following his conviction, the circuit court sentenced him to life imprisonment. On March 4, 1980, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed his conviction.
Petitioner challenges the validity of his conviction on two grounds. First, he contends that the circuit court erred by giving a jury instruction which the jury could have interpreted as shifting to him the ultimate burden of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Muller v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Robert Muench v. Thomas Israel and Attorney General of Wisconsin, Richard Worthing v. Thomas R. IsraelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Willie Lee Pigee v. Thomas R. Israel and Bronson C. LafolletteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Austin v. IsraelDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
- Muench v. IsraelDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
- Drinkwater v. GagnonDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.