Legal Opinion
Garcia v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1976No. 75-70-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDa.Y, J.
Alberto Garcia was found guilty of first-degree murder following a jury trial. The appeal presents three issues: (1) Was the evidence sufficient to sustain a first-degree murder conviction? (2) Did the evidence require the court to instruct the jury on requested lesser-ineluded offenses? (3) Should the trial have been delayed because of certain pretrial publicity?
On the evening of February 28, 1974, Mr. Santiago Coronado was shot in the heart in the men’s'room of the Casa Alegre tavern located in Mount Pleasant, Racine county. Expert testimony established that the bullet was fired at no…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Bautista v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
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