JONES v. STATE

No. State 193.

69 Wis.2d 337 (1975)

230 N.W.2d 677

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief and oral argument by Patrick J. Devitt of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Thomas J. Balistreri, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.


BEILFUSS, J.

Several issues are raised on this review. The first and most important is adequacy of the warnings given by the police officer before the custodial confession was given to the officer by the defendant.

Defendant argues that his confession was inadmissible as evidence at the trial because he received an inadequate Miranda warning. Specifically, he contends that while he was advised of his right to court-appointed counsel at trial,

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