State v. LaPlante

Karie LaPlante appeals from a judgment, entered following a jury trial, adjudging her guilty of violating § 940.34, STATS., "the failure to aid" statute.

LaPlante raises two issues of error for our review: (1) whether § 940.34, STATS., is unconstitutionally vague; and (2) whether § 940.34, as applied under the facts of this case, violates her right against self-incrimination. Because § 940.34 is not unconstitutionally vague, and because its application here does not violate LaPlante’s right against self-incrimination, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 14, 1992, a party was held at LaPlante's…