Legal Opinion

Hampton v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1979No. 77-206-CRPublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, C. J.

In this review the defendant raises three issues:(1) Was it error to limit the testimony of an expert psychologist as to his opinion regarding the reliability of the eyewitness identification of the defendant?(2) Was it error to refuse to give the defendant’s requested identification jury instructions?(8) Was it error to refuse to give the requested jury instruction on circumstantial evidence ?

Defendant’s main contention is that the trial court erred in restricting the testimony of Dr. Terrill Bruett, a psychologist called by the defense to testify regarding *453the reliability of the…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  3. United States v. Buddy Joe BarnardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  4. United States v. BarberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  5. State v. LenarchickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. People v. McDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State v. HaseltineCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
  3. State v. FriedrichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. WarrenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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