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Expungement – Ordinance Violation

State v. Melody P.M., No. 2009AP2994, District IV, 6/10/10

court of appeals decision (1-judge; not for publication)

Civil conviction for an ordinance violation may be expunged under § 973.015.

Can’t provide any of the background beyond what’s recited in the opinion, because all traces have been removed from both circuit court and appellate dockets. Makes sense: if you’re going to order expungement then the order ought to have practical meaning.

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Jurisdiction

Village of West Salem v. Low, 2009AP2654, Dist IV, 3/25/2010

court of appeal decision (1-judge; not for publication); BiC; Resp. Br.; Reply Br.

Challenge to OWI-1st in municipal court fails for want of jurisdiction, where judgment had been entered in circuit court because at the time no local municipal court existed.

An obscure problem, to be sure, but possibly of enough interest to be disseminated.

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