STATE v. KNUDSON

No. State 45.

51 Wis.2d 270 (1971)

187 N.W.2d 321

STATE, Appellant, v. KNUDSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by Thomas J. Balistreri, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and Robert J. Ruth, district attorney of Rock county.

For the respondent there was a brief by Tod O. Daniel and Campbell, Brennan, Steil & Ryan, all of Janesville, and oral argument by Mr. Daniel.


WILKIE, J.

Two issues are presented here:

1. Does the complaint sufficiently establish the reliability of the "information" on which the complainant based his "belief"?

2. If so, was defendant-respondent improperly denied the right to call witnesses at the preliminary hearing?

The complaint.

The trial court dismissed the complaint because it was

". . . obvious that no reliability...

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