Lefevre v. Goodland

Fritz, J.-

In June, 1942, Frank B. LeFevre, upon a trial by jury in the circuit court for Fond du Lac county, was found guilty and convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Judgment was entered accordingly and upon an appeal this court reversed the judgment and directed the discharge of LeFevre from custody (LeFevre v. State, 242 Wis. 416, 8 N. W. (2d) 288); and he was released accordingly. Thereafter he applied to the defendants, as the commission for the relief of innocent convicts pursuant to sec. 285.05, Stats., and his petition was denied by the…