State v. Camara

Appellant raises only two issues on this appeal: (1) Invalid denial of the preliminary examination, and (2) illegal search.

It is well established under Wisconsin law that the right to a preliminary examination is not a constitutional right, but a statutory right. State v. Strickland (1965), 27 Wis. (2d) 623, 633, 135 N. W. (2d) 295; State ex rel. Offerdahl v. State (1962), 17 Wis. (2d) 334, 336, 116 N. W. (2d) 809; Thies v. State (1922), 178 Wis. 98, 103, 189 N. W. 539.

Appellant contends, however, that he has met the requirements under the statute, 1 and that denial of the preliminary…