In Interest of JAL

162 Wis.2d 940 (1991)

471 N.W.2d 493

IN the INTEREST OF J.A.L.:

J.A.L., Appellant-Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Wisconsin, Respondent.

No. 90-0238.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Submitted on briefs May 30, 1991.

Decided June 24, 1991.

For the appellant-petitioner there were briefs by Michael Tobin and Suzanne Hagopian, assistant state public defenders.

For the respondent there was a brief by Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general and Francis D. Collins, assistant district attorney and Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

There are three issues raised on appeal in this case. The first issue is…