Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Jeffrey P. Lepsch

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 2017No. 2014AP002813-CRPublished

1ConcurrenceShirley S. Abrahamson, J.

¶ 60. {concurring).

In the instant case, prospective jurors made statements either in their responses to the jury questionnaire or at voir dire or both that indicated they *139might not be impartial or that they might not be able to apply legal principles. The circuit court and the attorneys questioned the prospective jurors to "rehabilitate" them to enable them to serve on the jury. The question presented in the instant case is whether one or more jurors were biased notwithstanding the attempts at rehabilitation.1

¶ 61. Lepsch's challenge to the jury is grounded on the ineffective assistance of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Skilling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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