Legal Opinion
State v. Mendoza
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 1980No. 79-1192-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnor T. Hansen, J.
On November 11, 1974, James Ray Mendoza (hereinafter defendant) was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Milwaukee police officers. Trial was held before the Hon. HUGH R. O’CONNELL, Circuit Judge. The defendant appealed, and in State v. Mendoza, 80 Wis.2d 122, 258 N.W.2d 260 (1977), this court reversed the conviction and remanded the case for a new trial.
Upon retrial of this action, the defendant filed numerous pretrial motions. In particular, on March 17, 1978, he filed an omnibus motion to suppress in which, among other things, he moved to suppress…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wold v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. MendozaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State v. GoodmonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
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