Legal Opinion
State v. Olsen
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 24, 1980No. 80-343-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
Defendant was convicted of disorderly conduct, sec. 947.01, Stats., arising out of a demonstration against a shipment of spent fuel from a nuclear power plant. He appeals from an order denying his motion for post-conviction relief.
The Dairyland Power Cooperative operates a nuclear power plant near Genoa in Vernon County. Defendant views the development of nuclear power as unsafe or otherwise undesirable in many respects. He belongs to a group known as the Coulee Region Energy Coalition (CREC) which shares his concerns.
Defendant became aware that the Dairyland power plant would be shipping…
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