In Re: William L. Branch v. Jay Cassady, in His Capacity as Superintendent, Jefferson City Correctional Center

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT IN RE: WILLIAM L. BRANCH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) WD77788 ) ) OPINION FILED: JAY CASSADY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ) January 13, 2015 SUPERINTENDENT, JEFFERSON CITY ) CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN HABEAS CORPUS Before Writ Division: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, and Karen King Mitchell and Cynthia L. Martin, Judges William L. Branch (“Branch”) has petitioned this court for: [A] Writ of Habeas Corpus vacating his conviction for the offense of first degree murder and his sentence of life without possibility of…