Legal Opinion
City of Milwaukee v. Glass
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 3, 2000No. 99-2389PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurley, J.
¶1. The City of Milwaukee appeals the trial court's order granting Sammie Glass a money judgment, after Glass established at a hearing held pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 968.20,1 that the property seized at the time of his arrest had been mistakenly returned to a third party. Because § 968.20 does not authorize the trial court to grant a money judgment *375when seized property is missing or has been mistakenly returned to a third party, we reverse.
I. Background.
¶ 2. Glass was arrested by the Milwaukee police and charged with receiving stolen property, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 943.34. In connection…
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