Barth v. State

The sole ground of this appeal is Mr. Barth’s contention that he was convicted upon an extrajudicial confession which was not corroborated. The state concedes that under the law of Wisconsin a confession by itself is insufficient to support the conviction of the confessor. Holt v. State (1962), 17 Wis. (2d) 468, 480, 117 N. W. (2d) 626; State v. Bronston (1959), 7 Wis. (2d) 627, 640, 97 N. W. (2d) 504, 98 N. W. (2d) 468. However, the state urges that the instant confession was properly corroborated.

There is no question but that Mr. Barth voluntarily confessed to the homosexual act with which…