Legal Opinion
Shaheed Madyun A/K/A Arthur Lee Mitchell v. Warren Young, Superintendent, Waupun Correctional Institution, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 11, 1988No. 87-1926PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant Shaheed Madyun appeals from a federal district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Madyun challenged his Wisconsin convictions for armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and first degree murder in the district court. Madyun argued that he was denied a fair trial when the trial court declined to sever his trial from that of his codefendant, Verdell Miles. Madyun contended that codefendant Miles’s defense was clearly antagonistic to his own, thus he could not receive a fair trial without severance. The district judge denied…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Bernice Lewis v. Jane E. Huch and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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