Legal Opinion

State v. Cathey

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 4, 1966PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, C. J.

The appeal raises these three issues:(1) Was the evidence adduced sufficient to support the finding of guilty?(2) Was defendant denied the effective assistance of counsel?(3) Did the state deny defendant due process of law by failing to disclose evidence in its possession which is claimed to have been favorable to defendant?

Sufficiency of Evidence.

On the evening of January 2, 1965, at approximately eight or nine o’clock, the complainant Mrs. Minnie Kuter, then seventy-six years of age, went to the home of a friend, Mr. Yerdell Nelson, at 2220 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gauthier v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Pulaski v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Brown v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  5. State v. SchmearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. HarperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  2. J.A.L. v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Flowers v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Block v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Roberts v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969

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