5th Amendment Violation

By: Rick Benedict//July 20, 2015//

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Criminal

WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Officials: Lundsten, Higginbotham and Kloppenburg, JJ.

5^th Amendment Violation

2014AP790-CR State of Wisconsin V. Walter W. Wessel

Walter Wessel appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief. Wessel contends that the State violated his constitutional due process rights when the State failed to provide Wessel with impeachment evidence in the form of audio recordings of police interviews of the State’s witnesses. We conclude that Wessel was not denied due process. We affirm.

Decision

Affirmed. Per Curiam.

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