STATE v. MESSELT

No. 91-2060-CR.

185 Wis.2d 254 (1994)

518 N.W.2d 2312

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William M. MESSELT, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Richard D. Martin, 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 James E. Doyle, attorney general.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Mark S. Young and Habush, Habush, Davis & Rottier, S.C., Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.


JON P. WILCOX, J.

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. Messelt, 178 Wis.2d 320, 504 N.W.2d 362 (Ct. App. 1993). The defendant, William Messelt (Messelt) argues that he is entitled to a new trial because extraneous, prejudicial information reached one or more jurors prior to the verdict. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of...

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