State v. Moats

156 Wis.2d 74 (1990)

457 N.W.2d 299

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent,

v.

Roy C. MOATS, Defendant-Appellant

No. 88-0431-CR.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Argued September 8, 1989.

Decided June 28, 1990.

For the defendant-appellant there were briefs by Terry Evan Williams, and Williams Law Office, Delavan, and oral argument by Terry Evan Williams.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Christopher G. Wren, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in this case is whether a constitutionally tainted confession may…