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STATE v. McNEIL

No. 89-0539-CR.

155 Wis.2d 24 (1990)

454 N.W.2d 742

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Paul McNEIL, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 2, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there was a brief (in the court of appeals) by Gary M. Luck and Luck & Rosenthal, Milwaukee and oral argument by Gary M. Luck.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief (in the court of appeals) was Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

The issue certified is whether an accused's request for or appearance with counsel at an initial appearance on a charged offense constitutes an invocation of his fifth amendment right to counsel that precludes police-initiated interrogation on unrelated, uncharged offenses. The trial court answered "no" and we agree.

Other issues in the case include whether the state illegally delayed filing the murder...

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