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WILSON v. STATE

273 Wis. 522 (1956)

WILSON, Plaintiff in error, vs. THE STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 9, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by Robert J. Beaudry, attorney, and William B. Rubin of counsel, both of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Rubin and Mr. Beaudry.

For the defendant in error there was a brief by the Attorney General and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and William J. McCauley, district attorney of Milwaukee county, and Hugh R. O'Connell, special assistant district attorney, and oral argument by Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Platz.

BROWN, J.

Sec. 958.07, Stats. (new number), provides that the writ of error coram nobis may be issued under certain circumstances. It is a writ of long standing. The leading Wisconsin cases concerning it are In re Ernst (1923), 179 Wis. 646, 192 N. W. 65, and State v. Dingman (1941), 239 Wis. 188, 300 N. W. 244. These cases and the texts make it clear that this writ is highly discretionary and the determination...

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