FARLEY v. STATE

No. State 39.

50 Wis.2d 113 (1971)

183 N.W.2d 33

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by Rex Capwell and Foley, Capwell, Foley & Seehawer, and oral argument by Robert E. Olsen, all of Racine.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Robert D. Martinson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and Gerald E. Clickner, district attorney of Racine county.


HANLEY, J.

Three issues are presented on this appeal:

(1) Did defendant's incarceration from arrest to time of trial, nearly one year, constitute a denial of his sixth amendment right to a speedy trial;

(2) Was defendant entitled to a sentence "credit" for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; and

(3) Was the failure to give credit for time spent in confinement prior to trial a denial of...

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