STATE v. BRECHT

No. 86-1317-CR.

138 Wis.2d 158 (1987)

405 N.W.2d 718

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Todd A. BRECHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, Todd A. Brecht, there briefs submitted by Janet A. Jenkins and John Brinckman of Arneson & Jenkins, S.C. of La Crosse.

For the plaintiff-respondent, State of Wisconsin, there was a brief submitted by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general and Michael L. Zaleski, assistant attorney general of Madison.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


MYSE, J.

Todd Brecht appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree murder with the use of a dangerous weapon, contrary to secs. 940.01 and 939.63(1)(a), Stats. Brecht argues that his conviction should be overturned because the state's comments on his post-arrest silence violated his constitutional right to due process of law and his privilege against self-incrimination. Additionally, Brecht contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his homosexuality...

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