Legal Opinion
State v. Oswald
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 8, 1999No. 97-1219-CR, 97-1899-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P.J.
¶ 1. James H. Oswald was convicted of twenty felony counts on May 30,1995, after a jury trial. The charges stemmed from a bank robbery, an escape in a stolen car, a shootout with police officers and the resulting death of Captain James Lutz of the City of Waukesha Police Department. The gunfire exchange with the police was captured on videotape by a television reporter and widely broadcast. Oswald raises several arguments on appeal, the most noteworthy being that several jurors should have been struck for cause. In light of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's recent clarification of Wisconsin law…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. PettitCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
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3Cited by16 opinions
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