Legal Opinion
Leach v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1978No. 76-103-CRPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
Three issues are presented on this appeal:
1. Were the defendant’s statements properly admitted into evidence?
2. Was the evidence sufficient to sustain the verdict?
3. Did the trial court err in refusing to instruct the jury on battery?
Defendant’s Statements
The defendant contends that the statements here under review were made after his repeated assertions of the right to remain silent and his request for an attorney, and thus in violation of the dictates of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 865 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed.2d 694 (1966).
On April 9, 1975, a Miranda-Goodchild hearing was held before…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- State v. MelvinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- United States v. Byron Steve Madison and James L. BestCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- State v. ShafferCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
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