STATE v. HALMO

No. 84-2522-CR.

125 Wis.2d 369 (1985)

371 N.W.2d 424

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Gene HALMO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Wilbur W. Warren, III, of O'Connor & Warren, S.C., of Kenosha.

For the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Susan T. Remkus, assistant district attorney, and Robert D. Zapf, district attorney, of Kenosha.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.


NETTESHEIM, J.

The only issue on appeal is whether violation of sec. 972.12(2), Stats., which requires an officer of the court to keep a jury together and to prevent communications between the jurors and others after the jury has retired to consider its verdict, constitutes reversible error under the facts of this case. We conclude that it does and we accordingly reverse and grant a new trial.

Gene Halmo appeals from a judgment finding him guilty of driving...

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