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STATE v. BURNETT

30 Wis.2d 375 (1966)

STATE, Respondent, v. BURNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 12, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Lloyd A. Barbee of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Betty R. Brown, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general.

FAIRCHILD, J.

Four issues are presented: (1) Was a confession improperly admitted in evidence, either because Burnett was unable to appreciate his constitutional rights and therefore incapable of waiving them when he made the confession, or because he was not represented by counsel when interrogated? (2) Was Burnett prejudiced by the court's submitting the voluntariness of the confession to the jury? (3) Was the jury chosen from an improper array? (4) Were Negroes...

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