STATE v. KIVIOJA

Nos. 97-2932-CR, 97-2933-CR.

225 Wis.2d 271 (1999)

592 N.W.2d 220

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Dennis J. KIVIOJA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there were briefs by Mark G. Sukowaty and Sukowaty Law Office, Madison and oral argument by Mark G. Sukowaty.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Sandra L. Tarver, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James D. Doyle, attorney general.


¶ 1. DONALD W. STEINMETZ, J.

These consolidated cases are before the court on certification from the court of appeals, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (1997-98). Defendant-appellant appeals an order by the Honorable Henry B. Buslee, Fond du Lac County Circuit Court.

¶ 2. The issue in this case, as certified, is the manner in which a circuit court should evaluate recantation testimony when it...

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