LA CLAW v. STATE

No. State 59.

41 Wis.2d 177 (1968)

163 N.W.2d 147

165 N.W.2d 152

LA CLAW, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 20, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs by Thomas M. Anich of Ashland, attorney, and Roy T. Traynor of Wausau of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Anich.

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, William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and Alex J. Raineri, district attorney of Iron county.


HEFFERNAN, J.

The defendant's principal contention is that the court erred in permitting the introduction of the defendant's statement without a separate and prior determination by the court on the issue of voluntariness.

It is clear that the standards for determining voluntariness as prescribed by State ex rel. Goodchild v. Burke (1965), 27 Wis.2d 244, 133 N.W.2d 753, and Jackson v. Denno (1964),

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