State v. Wingo

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, CHIEF JUSTICE.

¶1. This case comes before the court on a petition to bypass the court of appeals pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.60 (1993-94). Andre Derrick Wingo, the defendant, appeals a judgment of conviction for soliciting a prostitute and an order denying his post-conviction motion, both entered by the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, Hon. Robert C. Crawford, Circuit Court Judge. We reverse the judgment and order.

¶ 2. The issue presented is whether the judgment of conviction is valid when the defendant was tried by a jury of six, rather than 12, persons.…