Legal Opinion

Hansen v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 28, 1974No. State 172PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilkie, J.

Five issues are presented on this review:

1. Is the evidence sufficient to support the conviction?

2. Did the court err in its handling of defense witnesses?

3. Was the closing argument of the prosecutor prejudicial?

4. Should a new trial be granted in the interest of justice?

5. Should the sentence be modified ?

Sufficiency of the evidence.

To convict a person of violation of sec. 943.12, Stats., 1 three elements must he proven: (1) Possession of any device or instrumentality designed and adapted for use in breaking into any depository for the safekeeping of any valuables or into any building or…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McCleary v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Whitty v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Bautista v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Price v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Strait v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In INTEREST OF DH v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Ben Sanders, Jr. v. Thomas R. Israel and Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Sanders v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Braylon Seifert v. Kay M. Balink, M.D.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Vanlue v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980

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