MARTIN v. STATE

No. 76-515-CR.

87 Wis.2d 155 (1979)

274 N.W.2d 609

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Gerald P. Boyle of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Marguerite M. Moeller, assistant attorney general.


BEILFUSS, C.J.

The defendant raises three issues: (1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction of first-degree murder; (2) whether it was error to admit an oral statement given by the defendant to a police officer and (3) whether a new trial should be granted in the interest of justice.

This tragic and completely unnecessary event was the culmination of the foolish anger engendered by the senseless discourtesy of two automobile drivers....

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