STATE v. LA FERNIER

No. State 61.

44 Wis.2d 440 (1969)

171 N.W.2d 408

STATE, Appellant, v. LA FERNIER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by Betty R. Brown, assistant attorney general, and Walter J. Swietlik, district attorney of Ozaukee county, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Roland J. Steinle, Jr., of Milwaukee.


CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

This case concerns the application of sec. 885.31, Stats.2 The application of this statute and the use or effect of the statute in criminal cases is directly related to the confrontation clause of both the United States Constitution3 and the Wisconsin Constitution.4

The state contends that the requirements of sec. 885.31, Stats., were met in the instant...

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