Legal Opinion
State v. Canon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 2001No. 98-3519-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJon P. Wilcox, J.
¶ 1. The question presented in this case is whether the doctrine of issue preclusion bars the State from prosecuting a defendant under Wis. Stat. § 946.31(l)(a) (1997-98)1 for allegedly committing perjury at a criminal trial where the defendant was tried and acquitted on a single issue, but where the State claims to have discovered new evidence suggesting that the defendant falsely testified regarding that issue. We conclude that it does not.
¶ 2. The State charged the defendant, Philip M. Canon (Canon), with perjury under Wis. Stat. § 946.31(l)(a) for lying at his criminal traffic trial on *167the…
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- United States v. MandujanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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