Wisehart v. Davis

By In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Wisehart v. Davis - In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • Release Date: 2005-05-10
  • Genre: Law

Description

In 1983 an Indiana jury found Mark Wisehart guilty of murder and robbery of an elderly woman, the burglary of her home, and the theft of her property. The jury recommended the death penalty, and the judge agreed and sentenced Wisehart accordingly. After exhausting state judicial remedies in Wisehart v. State, 484 N.E.2d 949 (Ind. 1985), 693 N.E.2d 23 (Ind. 1998), Wisehart unsuccessfully sought federal habeas corpus, and has now appealed to us.