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BROWN v. WOLKE

No. State 82.

39 Wis.2d 167 (1968)

158 N.W.2d 344

BROWN, Plaintiff in error, v. WOLKE (Sheriff), Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 7, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs by Robert H. Friebert, public defender, and Richard A. McDermott of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Friebert.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by E. Michael McCann, assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, with whom on the brief were Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Hugh R. O'Connell, district attorney.

CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The trial court dismissed the petition for a writ of habeas corpus which had been filed by plaintiff in error, Frank J. Brown, Jr. Counsel was provided for the plaintiff in error by the trial court for the hearing of his petition and the matter is now before this court on a writ of error.

It appears that Brown is in the Milwaukee county jail on a commitment for want of recognizance arising out of two counts of first-degree murder and a...

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