LEROUX v. STATE

No. State 42.

58 Wis.2d 671 (1973)

207 N.W.2d 589

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief and oral argument by John E. Shannon, Jr., of Stevens Point.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Robert D. Martinson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.


CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

Because of the gravity of the offenses charged and the nature of the issues raised on appeal, we consider it desirable to set forth certain facts in detail.

The defendant was convicted of having murdered his parents, Eugene Leroux and Mary Leroux, on November 8, 1967. At approximately 3:50 a. m. of that day Sheriff Check received a call that the Leroux residence in the town of Lanark in Portage county was burning and it was thought that...

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