City of Sheboygan v. Flores

In this case, we must construe § 808.03(1), Stats., to determine the event which triggers the appeal period in traffic regulation cases: the disposition recorded in the circuit court docket entries or the entry of a separate judgment or order in the office of the clerk of circuit court. We conclude that a disposition recorded in the docket entries triggers the appeal period and that Laura I. Flores did not file a timely notice of appeal. Therefore, her appeal is dismissed.

After a January 5, 1999 court trial, Flores was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (first…