Case Name: State ex rel. Byrne, District Attorney of Dane County, Petitioner, v. Circuit Court for Dane County, Respondent
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1962-03-22
Citations: 16 Wis. 2d 197
Docket Number: 
Parties: State ex rel. Byrne, District Attorney of Dane County, Petitioner, v. Circuit Court for Dane County, Respondent.
Judges: Dieterici-i, J., took no part.
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports Second
Volume: 16
Pages: 197–200

Head Matter:
State ex rel. Byrne, District Attorney of Dane County, Petitioner, v. Circuit Court for Dane County, Respondent.
March 9
March 22, 1962.
The cause was argued by William A. Plats, assistant attorney general, and Curtis M. Kirkhuff, assistant district attorney of Dane county, for the petitioner; and by Richard E. Lent of Madison, for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam-
An order has been entered in the above-entitled matter directing that a writ of prohibition issue commanding the Honorable Richard W. Bardwell to refrain from issuing an order compelling the state of Wisconsin to turn over to the defendant before trial statements now in possession of the state of Wisconsin.
An occasion may arise after the commencement of the trial that will call for the production of a statement of a prosecution witness made prior to trial for impeachment purposes. Such a situation can be dealt with by the trial judge.
Dieterici-i, J., took no part.