State Ex Rel. Zdanczewicz v. Synder

Andrew Zdanczewicz appeals from an order and judgment of the circuit court for Waukesha county, Judge Willis J. Zick, denying Zdanczewicz's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We accepted this case on certification from the court of appeals. In light of our decision in State v. Smith, 131 Wis. 2d 220, 388 N.W. 2d 601 (1986), wherein we held that an illegal arrest does not deny a court personal jurisdiction over a defendant, we affirm the circuit court's order denying Zdanczewicz's petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

On September 5,1984, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a New Berlin police…