STATE v. MCDONALD

No. 86-0942-CR.

138 Wis.2d 366 (1987)

405 N.W.2d 771

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Daniel P. McDONALD, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of William J. Hayes of Beloit, and Patrick K. McDonald of Janesville.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Steven D. Ebert, assistant attorney general.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Eich and Sundby, JJ.


GARTZKE, P.J.

Daniel P. McDonald, once judge of the circuit court for LaFayette county, was convicted of first-degree murder, sec. 940.01, Stats., and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. He timely filed a notice of intent to seek postconviction relief from the trial court and to appeal to this court, but died before the trial court ruled on his motion. He died by suicide.

After his death McDonald's attorneys...

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