SIMPSON v. STATE

No. 76-038-CR.

83 Wis.2d 494 (1978)

266 N.W.2d 270

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs by Howard B. Eisenberg, state public defender, and Ronald L. Brandt, deputy state public defender, and oral argument by Mr. Brandt.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Michael R. Klos, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.


BEILFUSS, C. J.

The charge in this case arose from an incident which occurred on January 11, 1975, when the victim, Mary Bell, was seriously wounded in the head by a shotgun blast. The shooting took place in a bedroom of the upper flat which the defendant and the victim shared at 3053 North 11th Lane in Milwaukee.

The defendant's mother, Rosie Simpson, who lived in the downstairs flat with two of her grandsons, testified that at approximately 8:45 p.m., on...

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