Legal Opinion

Voigt v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 1973No. State 93PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.

Three issues are raised on this review.

1. Was there sufficient credible evidence to support the conviction?

2. Was the defendant denied his rights to due process of law and a fair and impartial trial ?

3. Was the sentence imposed unduly harsh, unreasonable and an abuse of discretion?

Sufficiency of the evidence.

The defendant contends that because the sole witness against him was an alleged accomplice with a prior criminal record that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support a conviction. We find no merit to this contention.

This court has previously held that a conviction can…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. McCleary v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Ernst v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Gauthier v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Bautista v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Jung v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Ocanas v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Harris v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Sheehan v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  4. State v. TaylorWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. HenleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2009

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