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STATE v. FLATTUM

No. 83-1142-CR.

122 Wis.2d 282 (1985)

361 N.W.2d 705

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Bernard Charles FLATTUM, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 6, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Ruth S. Downs, assistant state public defender.

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

WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

Bernard C. Flattum seeks review of a decision affirming his conviction of first-degree murder. Flattum argues that the trial court violated his constitutional right to present a defense by: (1) prohibiting a psychiatrist from giving his expert opinion that a person with Flattum's mental health history who had consumed as much alcohol as Flattum had would be incapable of forming the requisite intent to kill; and (2) prohibiting the admission...

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