Legal Opinion
Holland v. State
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 12, 1979No. 77-485-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoser, P.J.
At about 7:00 p.m. on January 9, 1974, the defendant Roy Holland (Holland) and Thomas Hoppe (Hoppe) gained entrance to the apartment of Mary Jans (Jans) and the victim, Lynn Westbrook (Westbrook). Once inside, Holland threatened Jans with bodily harm if she did not perform certain sexual acts. Holland does not contest his conviction of sexual perversion for those acts. Thus, we are only concerned with the murder conviction on this appeal.
Later that evening, Jans and Holland were in the living room while Hoppe and Westbrook were in the adjoining bedroom. Jans heard Westbrook scream, and…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Holland v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
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