Legal Opinion
Jennie Franklin and Elaine Quigley, on Behalf of Wilford Lee Berry, Jr. v. Rodney L. Francis, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1998No. 98-3187PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for habeas corpus relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, filed on behalf of Wilford Lee Berry, Jr., who has received a death sentence for murder from the State of Ohio. The petitioners are Jennie Franklin, his birth mother, and Elaine Quigley, his sister, acting as next Mends for Berry. Suit was brought against Rodney L. Francis, the Warden of the Corrections Medical Center, where Berry is currently incarcerated. Upon the completion of two direct appeals through the Ohio state court system, the Ohio Supreme Court set an execution date for March 3,…
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