Legal Opinion
Wagner v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1979No. 76-700-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
Wagner seeks review of his conviction of first-degree murder on the ground that his confession which was admitted in evidence was obtained during an unreasonably long detention. We affirm the trial court’s judgment of conviction and order denying Wagner’s motion for a new trial.
On January 1, 1975, the body of Suzan Reignier was found in a creek bed in Brown county.
On April 13, 1975, personal property belonging to the deceased girl was found in Brown county near property owned by Wagner’s uncle and grandmother. At about 11:30 p.m., on April 14, 1975, Wagner and a friend arrived at the Green…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Phillips v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. EvansWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. CarterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Roney v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. GuzmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. AvilaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Kaminski v. SchwarzWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. McKinneyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
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