Town of Geneva v. Tills

HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Walworth county which we accepted on certification of the court of appeals. We accepted certification of the question, "whether circuit courts may permit trial testimony by telephone during civil jury cases even though an objection has been raised." We reverse the judgment of the circuit court, which found William A. Tills guilty of violating a traffic ordinance of the Town of Geneva, which conformed to sec. 346.63(l)(a), Stats., operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OMVI), and…