Legal Opinion
State v. McCollum
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 14, 1990No. Case 90-0968-CR; Case 90-0969-CR; Case 90-0970-CR; Case 90-0971-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCane, P.J.
The state appeals an order dismissing charges of prostitution filed against Sheila McCollum, Michele Davis, Sandra Peterson and Christine Hill. All four women were charged with one count of prostitution, contrary to sec. 944.30(5), Stats. 2 The state contends that the trial court erred by ruling that the women were selectively prosecuted in violation of the fourteenth amendment's equal protection clause. 3 We reject the state's claim and affirm the trial court's dismissal of the charges.
On October 7, 1989, McCollum, Davis and Hill, all residents of Minnesota, formed part of a group of five…
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- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. FeeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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