The Nation - News from Sept. 22, 1985
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A jury took one hour to decide that a former judge was sane when he killed an attorney associated with a man who defeated him in a bitterly contested election. Former Circuit Judge Daniel McDonald, 43, found guilty earlier by the same Milwaukee jury in the fatal stabbing of James Klein, 31, was given life in prison. Defense attorney William Hayes said McDonald did not know what he was doing when he killed Klein. “Dan doesn’t remember . . . and it’s just as well,” Hayes said.
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