Hearing Begins For Man Trying To Overturn 1990 Rape Conviction With New Dna Evidence

ED TRELEVEN etreleven@madison.com, Wisconsin State Journal
Tue, 02/14/2017 - 3:35pm

Richard Beranek, who was sentenced in 1990 to 243 years in prison for a 1987 rape in rural Stoughton, wants a new trial.

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