Legal Opinion

Neely v. State

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided October 31, 1978No. 77-499-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

On October 16, 1976, the defendant was found guilty of first degree murder, contrary to sec. 940.01, Stats. The facts presented by the State are as follows.

During the early morning hours of December 11 or 12, 1975, Felix Winters and two other men robbed Isaac Haskins at his apartment. After the robbery, Haskins attempted to locate Winters. He and nine other men, including the defendant Robert Neely, went to the home of Winters’ girlfriend, Kathy Lessard. In an attempt to get Ms. Lessard to tell them where Winters was, Neely injected pure heroin into Ms. Lessard’s arm and held a gun to her…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. SorensonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. DavidsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Haskins v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Neely v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. PatinoCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993

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