STATE v. SCHULZ

No. 79-942-CR.

102 Wis.2d 423 (1981)

STATE OF Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Gerald A. SCHULZ, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Steven D. Phillips, assistant state public defender.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Thomas J. Balistreri, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.


BEILFUSS, C. J.

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals which affirmed the judgment of conviction of the circuit court for Dane county: MICHAEL B. TORPHY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Gerald A. Schulz (defendant) was convicted of the crime of first-degree murder in violation of sec. 940.01, Stats. The issue in this review is the constitutional validity of the jury instructions given by the trial judge on the defense of voluntary intoxication.

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