STATE v. GUMS

No. State 183.

69 Wis.2d 513 (1975)

230 N.W.2d 813

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Robert D. Martinson and William L. Gansner, assistant attorneys general, and oral argument by Mr. Gansner.

For the defendant in error there was a brief and oral argument by Patrick R. Doyle of La Crosse.


ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

The "exclusionary rule" is that, where constitutional guaranties have been invaded, derivative evidence cannot be introduced against an accused at trial.1 The rule has its critics.2 It is a sanction to deter future unlawful police conduct.3 Its purpose is to prevent, not to repair.4 However...

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