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Inmate's Name, Address Give Him Away

MADISON, Wis., May. 2, 2007
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(AP) A state appeals court Wednesday refused to overturn the conviction of a prisoner who said no one ever saw him write a threatening letter to a judge. The 2nd District Appeals Court noted Anthony Dwane Turner's return address was on the envelope, sealing its decision.

A jury convicted Turner in 2004 of sending a letter to Waukesha County Circuit Judge James Kieffer telling him he was going to kill him, according to computerized court records and a criminal complaint. Kieffer had sentenced Turner to 15 years in prison a year earlier on assault-by-a-prisoner and reckless injury charges.

The judge told investigators he believed Turner was a serious threat, according to the complaint. Turner got six more years tacked onto his sentence.

Turner asked the appeals court in 2005 to overturn his conviction. He argued prosecutors didn't present any evidence at trial that anyone saw him write the letter or that the handwriting was his.

The appeals court refused, saying the envelope was marked with Turner's name, inmate number and the address of the prison in Green Bay.

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