Legal Opinion
State v. Nerison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1987No. 85-0951-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.
The issue in this case is whether John Nerison, the defendant, was denied his right to a fair trial by virtue of inducements given by the state to his accomplices in exchange for their testimony implicating the defendant.
John Nerison (Nerison) is a wholesale cattle dealer in southwestern Wisconsin. In the years prior to Nerison’s trial, several cattle thefts took place in southwestern Wisconsin. Eventually, Lyle Dank (Dank), Daniel Erickson (Erickson) and Fred Eich (Eich) were apprehended. Dank made a deal to testify against the other two men, pled guilty to the charges against him and…
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- State v. PharrWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
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