State v. Oimen

HEFFEENAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming a judgment of the Dane County Circuit Court, Judge George A. W. Northrup, convicting James Oimen, pursuant to a jury verdict, of felony murder, sec. 940.03, Stats., as a party to a crime and convicting Oimen of attempted armed robbery, secs. 943.32(l)(b) and (2), Stats., and 939.32(1), Stats., also as a party to a crime. We accepted review limited to the following two issues: whether the felony murder statute, sec. 940.03, Stats., 2 applies to a defendant whose co-felon is killed by the…