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ELAM v. STATE

No. State 135.

50 Wis.2d 383 (1971)

184 N.W.2d 176

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by James R. Mattison and Becker, Kinnel, Doucette & Mattison, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by James R. Mattison.

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 E. Michael McCann, district attorney of Milwaukee county.

BEILFUSS, J.

No question is raised concerning the propriety of the sentence imposed, and the arguments made on this writ of error relate solely to the issue of whether defendant should be granted a new trial.

Three questions are presented:

(1) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a continuance made on the day of trial?

(2) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in refusing to grant immunity from prosecution...

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