State Ex Rel. Jacobus v. State

¶ 1. The State of Wisconsin (State) seeks review of a published decision of the court of appeals, 1 which reversed and remanded a judgment of conviction of the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Michael J. McAlpine, Judge. The court of appeals held that Wis. Stat. § 51.45(1) (1991-92) 2 prohibits the State from criminally prosecuting an individual under Wis. Stat. § 946.49 3 for bail jumping due to consumption of alcohol in violation of a condition of a bond. We conclude that § 51.45(1) does not prohibit the criminal prosecution of an individual for bail jumping under these circumstances, and…