Legal Opinion
Major Burrus v. Warren Young, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 1987No. 85-1768PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, Senior District Judge.
Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, petitioner Major Burrus was found guilty of first degree murder and first degree sexual assault. Burrus appealed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which affirmed the conviction. Though the court of appeals determined that the trial court had erred in refusing to permit Burrus to introduce certain psychiatric testimony, the court found the error to be harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. After the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied Burrus’s petition for review, Burrus filed a petition for a writ…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States ex rel. DiGiacomo v. FranzenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Ronald Mosley v. Captain MoranCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
3Cited by21 opinions
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