Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1973

Fite v. State

Fite v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court · Decided June 5, 1973
58 Wis. 2d 739; 207 N.W.2d 672; 1973 Wisc. LEXIS 1515

Fite v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The court concludes the trial court correctly and completely responded to the jury’s inquiry of whether the defendant could be convicted on only an accomplice’s testimony. Testimony of an accomplice, even if it is uncorroborated, can support a verdict of guilty if it is of such a nature that it is entitled to belief. Jandrt v. State (1969), 43 Wis. 2d 497, 499, 168 N. W. 2d 602; see also: Cheney v. State (1969), 44 Wis. 2d 454, 467, 468, 171 N. W. 2d 339, 174 N. W. 2d 1.

Therefore, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.

The order is affirmed.

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