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STATE v. KNOPS

No. State 146.

49 Wis.2d 647 (1971)

183 N.W.2d 93

STATE, Respondent, v. KNOPS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by David Loeffler of Milwaukee, and Fredrick E. Sherman of Madison, and oral argument by Mr. Sherman.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Jeffrey B. Bartell, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Hayes, Peck, Perry & Gerlach and Richard Perry, all of Milwaukee, for the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union.

HANLEY, J.

Two issues are presented on this appeal:

(1) Did the county court order requiring appellant, a reporter, to disclose confidential news sources to a grand jury violate the first amendment of the United States Constitution; and

(2) Did the county court err in failing to require the state to demonstrate a compelling need for appellant's testimony prior to issuing judicial process to require such testimony?

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