Legal Opinion

State v. Hoyt

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 1963PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*311Wilkie, J.

Three major issues are presented on this appeal. They are:

1. Under all the circumstances of this case, was Mrs. Hoyt’s confession, which was admitted into evidence, the voluntary product of a free and unconstrained will?

2. Was there a reasonable basis in the evidence to permit the trial court to submit a possible verdict of manslaughter, pursuant to sec. 940.05 (1), Stats. ?

3. Was certain information admitted into evidence in violation of the due-process clause of the Fourteenth amendment, U. S. Const., because such information was obtained as a result of an illegal search and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Goodchild v. BurkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  2. State v. ClappesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. ProberWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Phillips v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  5. People v. DavisMichigan Supreme Court · 1993

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