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STATE v. EDWARDSEN

No. 85-2317-CR.

135 Wis.2d 208 (1986)

400 N.W.2d 18

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Charles D. EDWARDSEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, there were briefs and oral argument by Donna L. Hintze, assistant state public defender.

For the plaintiff-respondent, there were briefs by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general and Sharon Ruhly, assistant attorney general. Oral argument by Sharon Ruhly.

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

BROWN, P.J.

The defendant in this criminal case moved to suppress statements made to police involving cocaine trafficking on grounds that the police promised his statements would not be used against him in court. The trial court denied the motion, holding that, based on the record, the defendant was not induced by a promise. The state claims that we are bound by this since it is a finding of fact. We disagree. It is a finding of constitutional fact, reviewable

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