State v. Samuel Curtis Johnson, III

¶ 1. This is a review of an unpublished opinion of the court of appeals that affirmed in part and reversed in part an order of the circuit court. Three issues are presented for review:

¶ 2. First, should State v. Shiffra, 175 Wis. 2d 600, 499 N.W.2d 719 (Ct. App. 1993), be overruled because its holding rests on an erroneous premise that Pennsylvania v. Ritchie, 480 U.S. 39 (1987) mandates the pretrial in camera review of privately-held, privileged records? A majority of the court would not overrule Shiffra. Chief Justice Abrahamson, Justice Bradley, Justice Crooks, and Justice Ziegler conclude…