On Point blog, page 17 of 17
Mootness — Delinquency — Expired Dispositional Order
State v. Stephen T., 2002 WI App 2
For Stephen T.: Raymond M. Dall’Osto
Issue: Whether appeal of a juvenile delinquency adjudication is rendered moot by expiration of its dispositional order.
Holding: No, at least in this instance: certain facets of the order (DNA sample; sex offender registration) survive, and appellate review will therefore have a practical effect. ¶11. (The court doesn’t say whether its mootness holding is limited to offenses that incur these particular consequences.) Moreover,