Winston v. Sanders

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge. *

This court is now called upon to decide whether the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Wilson v. Garcia, — U.S. -, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 85 L.Ed.2d 254 (1985), is to be applied retroactively in view of the decision in Beard v. Robinson, 563 F.2d 331 (7th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 438 U.S. 907, 98 S.Ct. 3125, 57 L.Ed.2d 1149 (1978).

A brief look at the factual and procedural record in this case is in order.

The occurrence complained of in the Plaintiff’s complaint here occurred on May 25 and 26, 1980. This complaint was filed…