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COA dismisses appeal for lack of jurisdiction where one count is not “final” due to deferred judgment agreement.

State of Wisconsin v. Gustin J. King, 2024AP2064-CRNM, 2/18/26, District II (recommended for publication) (per curiam); case activity

The COA, in the first published decision on the issue, holds that it does not have jurisdiction to review a judgment of conviction when one or more of the criminal counts is unresolved due to the existence of a deferred judgment agreement (DJA).

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SVP (Ch. 980) Supervised Release: Challenge to Conditions, Ripeness – Validity, Condition Abide by Correctional Facility Rules

State v. Dennis R. Thiel, 2012 WI App 48 (recommended for publication); for Thiel: Jeffrey W. Jensen; case activity

SVP (Ch. 980) Supervised Release – Challenge to Conditions: Ripeness 

Thiel’s challenge to 2 conditions of his supervised release from a ch. 980 commitment are ripe for review (the conditions relate to possible detention in a correctional facility and administration of polygraphs):

¶7        The State argues that Thiel’s claims are not ripe for review because no circumstances have arisen where Rules 13 and 16 were sought to be enforced.  

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