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STATE v. WATKINS

No. State 18.

40 Wis.2d 398 (1968)

162 N.W.2d 48

STATE, Respondent, v. WATKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by John M. Wiley of Madison.

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.

WILKIE, J.

Six issues are raised on this appeal.

(1) Does a repeater allegation against one charged with a misdemeanor change the charge to a felony for purposes of requiring a preliminary hearing?

(2) Was the officer (principal prosecution witness) improperly instructed by the deputy district attorney with regard to answering the questions of defense counsel?

(3) Does a criminal defendant have a constitutional right to pretrial discovery?...

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