Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Dennis A. Teague v. Brad D. Schimel

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 2017No. 2014AP002360Published

1Concurrence

*510¶ 82.

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.1

The Department of Justice released a lengthy criminal history *511record for each of the three petitioners, Dennis Teague, Linda Colvin, and Curtis Williams, in response to public criminal history search requests. The Department of Justice concedes, however, that none of the petitioners has a criminal record.2

*512¶ 83. Nevertheless, the Department of Justice repeatedly characterizes the criminal history records pertaining to the petitioners as accurate. This characterization is baseless, as Justice Kelly's writing explains. See Justice Kelly's writing, ¶¶ 30-35.3

¶ 84.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pure Milk Products Cooperative v. National Farmers OrganizationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. Patrick J. LynchWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
  3. State v. Richard L. WeberWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
  4. State v. Eric L. LoomisWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Teague v. Van HollenCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2016

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API