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STATE v. BROWN

No. State 141.

50 Wis.2d 565 (1971)

185 N.W.2d 323

STATE, Respondent, v. BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Robert J. Lerner of Milwaukee.

For the respondent 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.

HALLOWS, C. J.

There are two basic issues on this appeal: (1) Were the out-of-court identifications a product of an illegal confrontation or one so suggestive as to deny Brown due process of law; and (2) were the in-court identifications the product of or tainted by an unconstitutional confrontation?

The law is clear that an in-court identification must not be the result of an exploitation of illegality or tainted...

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