Legal Opinion
Harris v. Israel
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 3, 1981No. Civ. A. 76-C-736PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.
This is a habeas corpus action brought by James Lee Harris, an inmate of the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun, Wisconsin. The court has jurisdiction over the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
In 1973, petitioner was convicted of first degree murder, in violation of § 940.01 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The conviction arose out of an attempted armed robbery of a supermarket, during the course of which petitioner shot and killed a store employee. Petitioner did not deny firing the fatal shot but claimed that he only meant to strike the victim on the side…
2Cases cited11 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
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Roberts v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Willie Lee Pigee v. Thomas R. Israel and Bronson C. LafolletteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Marrone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
- Drinkwater v. GagnonDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
- Boyer v. IsraelDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
- Dean v. IsraelDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1981
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