Walker v. State

This is a review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, 92 Wis.2d 690, 286 N.W.2d 2 (Ct. App. 1979), reversing a judgment of conviction and order of the Circuit Court for Kenosha County, HON. HAROLD M. BODE, Circuit Judge.

The principal question on review is: Did the trial court err in denying the defendant’s request for submission of a verdict of endangering safety by conduct regardless of life (endangering safety) as a lesser included offense of attempted first-degree murder? We hold that the refusal to submit the verdict was prejudicial error and affirm the Court of Appeals’ reversal of the…