Legal Opinion
Robert E. Ware v. John Gagnon, Warden, and Bronson Lafollette
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 1981No. 79-2030PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Robert Ware was convicted of two counts of forgery in Wisconsin state court. On the first count he received a suspended sentence of five years in state prison and was placed on probation under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (Department). On the second count he was sentenced to serve two hundred days in the county jail. After two instances in which Ware left the jail and failed to return as required, the Department revoked his probation and ordered him to begin serving the five-year sentence.
Ware petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Dreyer v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Johnson v. CadyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Fred A. Risser and David M. Travis v. Tommy G. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States of America Ex Rel. John Clauser v. George P. Shadid, Sheriff, and Tyrone Fahner, Attorney General of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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