Milwaukee County v. Parham

This case was dismissed by the trial court because the officer who took the respondent into custody under the emergency detention procedures set forth in sec. 51.15 of the statutes was not the same officer who signed the detention statement. We hold that under the specific facts of this case, there was substantial compliance with the statute and reverse.

On March 6, 1979, Officers Robert Haller and Robert Rawski were called to a laundromat where respondent was allegedly creating a disturbance. The respondent was taken into custody by Officer Rawski. A detention statement was prepared as…