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58 Wis. 2d 739

Fite v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1973

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1973-06-05

Relies on 44 Wis. 2d 454 - Cheney v. State · 43 Wis. 2d 497 - Jandrt v. State

Decided 1973-06-05

Per Curiam.

¶1The 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.

¶2Therefore, the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.

¶3The order is affirmed.

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