State Ex Rel. TDD v. Circuit Court for Racine County

On January 11, 1979, a petition for a determination of status (delinquency petition) and a petition for waiver of jurisdiction over the juvenile TDD were filed in the Children’s Division of the Racine County Circuit Court. The delinquency petition alleged that TDD, who will be 18 on August 26, 1979, entered an Open Pantry Store in Racine, Wisconsin, at approximately 4:40 a.m. on January 10, 1979, with a 22-year old male. The two demanded money from the clerks on duty indicating to the clerks that they were armed. However, no guns were actually displayed. The petition further alleged that TDD…