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RAFFERTY v. STATE

29 Wis.2d 470 (1966)

RAFFERTY, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 4, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief and oral argument by Neil J. Toman of Madison.

For the defendant in error 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.

HEFFERNAN, J.

Denial of counsel prior to trial.

Rafferty claims that after his arrest he was held in custody by the Madison police department without the opportunity to consult or advise with counsel for over forty hours. We have previously cautioned against such police conduct and have pointed out that:

"Such detention casts a doubt upon the validity of police methods of crime detection, constitutes an abuse

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