Legal Opinion
Haskins v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 27, 1980No. 78-656-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam G. Callow, J.
The principal issues on this review concern the admissibility of evidence of “other crimes” committed by the defendant’s associates and the permissibility of cross-examination regarding events which form the basis of pending criminal prosecutions facing the defendant. We took this case by petition to bypass the court of appeals, consolidating it for purposes of disposition with Neely v. State, 97 Wis.2d 38, 292 N.W.2d 859 (1980), which involved the same crime and raised related issues.
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Following a jury trial, plaintiff in error Isaac Haskins was convicted of first-degree murder, party to a…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Anderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- New Jersey v. PortashSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- State v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1982
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