Legal Opinion
James Lowery v. Warren Young
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1989No. 87-2910PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant James Lowery was convicted on eight counts of first degree forgery in a Georgia state court in 1981. While on parole for that sentence in 1985, he was arrested in Wisconsin and subsequently convicted in that state for first degree sexual assault, armed robbery, and false imprisonment. 1 Lowery was sentenced to 65 years under Wisconsin’s Habitual Offender Statute (Wis.Stat. 939.62 & 939.63 (West 1982)), and is presently incarcerated at Dodge Correctional Center, Waupun, Wisconsin.
I. Background
On July 5, 1987, Lowery filed a pro se petition for a writ…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Thomas E. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Musa "Moses" SweissCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Wesley Andrews v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- James Ray Young v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- James H. Higgason, Jr. v. Richard Clark, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, and Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- William E. Crank v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden, and the Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Robert Craig and Peter v. Pappas, United States of America v. Frank P. North, Jr., and Estate of Jack E. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Anthony Fawcett v. Stephen E. BablitchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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