Legal Opinion
Neely v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1980No. 77-499-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam G. Callow, J.
The principle issue raised on this review concerns the extent to which a criminal defendant who takes the stand in his defense waives his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
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On December 11 or 12, 1975, Felix Winters, the deceased, and two other men robbed Isaac Haskins at his apartment. After the robbery, Haskins attempted to locate Winters. He and nine other men, including Robert Neely, the defendant, went to the house of Winters’ girl friend, Kathleen Lessard. Lessard testified that, when she arrived sometime later, a gun was put to her head, and she was directed into the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by29 opinions
- David K. Guenther v. Mark Holmgreen and City of Black River FallsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- State v. SorensonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
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- State v. HoeplingerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Haskins v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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