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STATE v. OWENS

No. 87-1854-CR.

148 Wis.2d 922 (1989)

436 N.W.2d 869

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Steven P. OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there were briefs (in court of appeals) and oral argument by Richard D. Martin, assistant state public defender.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief (in court of appeals) was Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in this case is whether the defendant's confession to armed robberies was prompted by an alleged coercive promise made by the interrogating officer and therefore involuntarily made.

There is no question that the defendant was offered a promise before he confessed. The state contends he was told that all of the armed robberies to which he confessed would be consolidated into a single proceeding in one county. The defendant does not contend...

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