OSEMAN v. STATE


32 Wis.2d 523 (1966)

OSEMAN, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by Malloy & Mayew of Kenosha, and oral argument by John E. Malloy.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Betty R. Brown, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general.


HANLEY, J.

Three issues are presented in the writ of error. First, was repeated testimony which informed the jury that one Marcel Dupree who was seen leaving the burglarized tavern and the defendant were friends irrelevant and prejudicial? Second, did the trial court err in refusing to grant a mistrial based on the fact that three members of the jury had read an account of the case while the trial was in progress which informed...

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