State v. Williford

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals reversing a judgment of conviction and order denying a motion for post-conviction relief and remanding the case to the circuit court for a new trial. The judgment of conviction and order were entered in the circuit court for Racine county, the Hon. Richard G. Harvey, Jr., presiding.

Following a jury trial, the circuit judge convicted the defendant, Lennon Williford, of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment. A post-conviction motion filed by Williford challenging his conviction was denied and he appealed from the…