On Point

State v. Phillip Cole, 2003 WI 112, on certification For Cole: Michael Gould, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶20. We find that the state constitutional right to bear arms is fundamental. It is indeed a rare occurrence for the state constitution’s Declaration of Rights to be amended. See Monks, The End of Gun Control, 2001 Wis. […]

State v. Munir A. Hamdan, 2003 WI 113, on bypass For Hamdan: Chris J. Trebatoski Issue/Holding: ¶46. Under its broad police power, Wisconsin may regulate firearms. It may regulate the time, place, and manner in which firearms are possessed and used. The concealed weapons statute is a restriction on the manner in which firearms are […]

State v. Munir A. Hamdan, 2003 WI 113, on bypass For Hamdan: Chris J. Trebatoski Issue/Holding: ¶20. To convict a person of carrying a concealed weapon in violation of Wis. Stat. § 941.23, the State must prove three elements. First, the State must show that a person who is not a peace officer went armed with a dangerous […]

State v. Timothy T. Clark, 2003 WI App 121 For Clark: Rodney Cubbie Issue/Holding: Police tow of an automobile for “safekeeping,” even though “none of the typical public safety concerns illustrated by Opperman are at issue,” but rather on the ground that the vehicle was unlocked and therefore potentially at risk of theft, was unreasonable because effective alternatives […]

State v. Scott Michael Harwood, 2003 WI App 215 For Harwood: Pat J. Schott, Margaret G. Zickuhr Issue: Whether warrantless entry was supported by both probable cause and exigent circumstances, as required by State v. Hughes, 2000 WI 24, ¶17, 233 Wis. 2d 280, 607 N.W.2d 621, based upon a tenant’s reporting a break-in at another apartment […]

State v. Pamela L. Peters, 2003 WI 88, on certification For Peters: Terry W. Rose Issue/Holding: ¶1. This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals on a question of first-impression regarding the scope of Wisconsin’s identity theft statute, Wis. Stat. § 943.201(1999-2000). Specifically, the question is whether a defendant who misappropriates another’s identity and […]

Meriter Hospital v. Dane County, 2003 WI App 248, affirmed, 2004 WI 145 Issue: Whether issuance of an “apprehension request” for alleged parole violation, following dismissal of pending charges upon jail inmate’s transfer to a hospital for treatment, leaves the person in “custody.” Holding: … We recently decided that a person did not have criminal […]

State v. Rick L. Edwards, 2003 WI App 221, PFR filed 10/24/03 For Edwards: Margaret A. Maroney, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: A probationer whose order of jail confinement has been stayed during a period of hospitalization is not in custody for § 946.42 purposes and therefore may not be charged with escape for leaving the […]

State v. Michael J. Forster, 2003 WI App 29, PFR filed 1/31/03 For Forster: Martha K. Askins, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether designation of “breast,” in § 939.22(19), applies to males as well females, so that touching of a male breast may constitute sexual assault. Holding: The statute plainly applies to the “intimate parts,” including “chest,” “of a […]

State v. Michael J. Forster, 2003 WI App 29, PFR filed 1/31/03 For Forster: Martha K. Askins, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: The male victim’s testimony that the defendant “rubbed his nipple in a circular motion, while kissing [his] neck, for approximately twenty-five minutes,” established that the defendant touched an intimate part (chest) with illicit intent. ¶¶19-20.