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Seventh Circuit rejects habeas appeal focusing on “search for the truth” jury instruction
Michael Williams v. Michael Meisner, No. 23-3268, 6/16/25
In a case that likely signals the end of a long legal battle over a Wisconsin jury instruction telling jurors to “search for the truth,” the Seventh Circuit holds that the petitioner is not entitled to habeas relief.
COA: Prospective juror’s equivocal answers regarding bias against defendant charged with sexually assaulting child not sufficient to overcome presumption of impartiality.
State v. Richard Leo Mathewson, 2022AP2124-CR, 6/17/25, District IV (not recommended for publication); case activity
COA holds that prospective juror’s equivocal answers during voir dire regarding bias against defendant charged with sexual assault of a child is not sufficient to overcome presumption that juror is impartial.