Legal Opinion

Lock v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1966PublishedCited by 187 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHallows, J.

Four questions are raised on this appeal: (1) Was the evidence presented at the trial sufficient to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) did the trial court commit error when it refused to grant the defendants a new trial; (3) should the proceeding have been dismissed because the warrants for the arrest of the defendants were invalid; and (4) should a new trial be granted in the interests of justice?

We have said many times that when the question of the sufficiency of the evidence is presented on appeal in a criminal case the only question for this court is whether the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gauthier v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  2. State v. StevensWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  3. State Ex Rel. White v. SimpsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  4. State Ex Rel. La Follette v. RaskinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Pillsbury v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by187 opinions

  1. Whitty v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  2. State v. WyssWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Huebner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  4. State v. BergenthalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Hart v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977

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