JORDAN v. STATE

No. 77-277-CR.

93 Wis.2d 449 (1980)

287 N.W.2d 509

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error the cause was argued by Ronald L. Brandt, deputy state public defender, with whom on the brief was Howard B. Eisenberg, state publice defender.

For the defendant in error there was a brief by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Betty R. Brown, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general.


DAY, J.

On January 16, 1975, the plaintiff in error, Kenneth Jordan (defendant) was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder, party to a crime, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Writs of error were issued to review the judgment of conviction and an order denying a new trial.

The issues presented for review are:

1. Was a statement made by the defendant to the police obtained in violation of the...

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