State v. Williams

The issue on appeal is whether, in a multiple-count criminal complaint setting, the State must establish probable cause at preliminary hearing as to a particular count or merely probable cause as to a felony having been committed. We hold that § 970.03(10), STATS., requires probable cause to support the particular count. We reverse the trial court's ruling to the contrary.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The controlling facts and procedure are not disputed. The State filed a ten-count criminal complaint against Scott E. Williams alleging various drug-related offenses, including five felony counts of…