State v. Heft

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. Heft, 178 Wis. 2d 823, 505 N.W.2d 437 (Ct. App. 1993), which affirmed an order of the circuit court for Racine County, Barbara A. Kluka, Circuit Judge. The circuit *291court denied a motion for postconviction relief filed by defendant, Samantha Heft (Heft). Heft, who was convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, under sec. 940.09(1), Stats.,1 claimed she was denied her right to due process when the circuit court refused to require a witness, Daniel Cisler (Cisler), to invoke his fifth amendment privilege in…