YORK v. STATE

Nos. State 9, 10, 65.

45 Wis.2d 550 (1970)

173 N.W.2d 693

YORK, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error. BOWIE, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 3, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error James C. York there was a brief and oral argument by Alvin R. Ugent of Milwaukee.

For the plaintiff in error Earl David Bowie there was a brief and oral argument by Gregory Gramling, Jr., of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Michael Ash, assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, district attorney.


WILKIE, J.

As to the conviction of both defendants, one issue appears in common to both cases: Should the trial court have excluded the testimony of Detective Cornell that the piece of cloth found at the burglary scene and Bowie's coat were similar?

We assume that both defendants sufficiently objected to the introduction of this testimony.1

Objection is made to the testimony of Detective Cornell regarding the piece of cloth...

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