Legal Opinion

William Leach A/K/A William Martin v. Darrell Kolb, Acting Superintendent, and Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 24, 1990No. 88-2490PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner William Leach, currently serving a 48-year sentence in the Waupun Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Leach was convicted in Wisconsin state court on four counts of armed robbery and one count each of attempted armed robbery, attempted murder and false imprisonment. We affirm.

I

Leach’s convictions on the above charges stem from four distinct incidents of criminal activity occurring on four separate days within a one-month time period…

2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  3. Douglas E. Thompkins v. Edward L. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. John H. Balsewicz v. Phillip A. Kingston, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Thomas A. Biskup v. Gary McCaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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