Legal Opinion
Ross v. Israel
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 21, 1980No. 80-C-793PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
Jerry Lynn Ross’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus is before me for decision on the merits. Mr. Ross attacks his conviction for first degree murder on the ground that the trial court improperly instructed the jury that it could presume the essential element of intent from the petitioner’s acts. A similar instruction was found constitutionally infirm in Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510, 99 S.Ct. 2450, 61 L.Ed.2d 39 (1979). The respondent advances a number of arguments to support the conviction, including the petitioner’s failure both to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- 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
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. ClausenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. VickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Willie Lee Pigee v. Thomas R. Israel and Bronson C. LafolletteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Gerald M. Hill v. Michael MaloneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Pigee v. IsraelDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1980
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