West v. State

On February 12, 1975, a jury convicted the plaintiff in error (hereinafter defendant) of armed robbery while masked contrary to secs. 948.32(1) (a) and (2) and 946.62, Wis. Stats. He was sentenced to not more than three years in the state prison. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied.

The primary questions raised on appeal are:

1. Was the defendant’s arrest supported by probable cause?

2. Did the trial court err in excluding a police officer’s testimony as to exculpatory statements made in jail by two accomplices ?

3. Whether calling as state witnesses two accomplices who the state knew…