RAMIREZ v. STATE

No. State 73.

48 Wis.2d 239 (1970)

179 N.W.2d 918

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by Shellow & Shellow and Robert H. Friebert, attorneys, and James M. Shellow of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Friebert.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Theodore J. Hodan, assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, district attorney.


WILKIE, J.

The sole issue on this review is whether the trial court prejudicially restricted defense counsel's cross-examination of the chemist regarding the "chain of custody" of the heroin sold by Ramirez to Agent Jordan.

The state never introduced into evidence the lock-seal envelope in which Agent Jordan placed the packets and powder he received from Ramirez, and which Jordan gave to Wener for examination. On cross-examination of Wener, defense counsel...

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