State Ex Rel. Johnson v. County Court

The petitioner was charged with a violation of sec. 176.30(1), Stats, (sale of liquor to minors).

The petitioner moved for pretrial discovery of the prosecution’s evidence before the respondent, County Court, Branch II, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Hon. William G. Callow, presiding. The respondent ordered the district attorney to furnish the petitioner with any in-culpatory statements he may have given, but otherwise denied the motion for pretrial discovery.

Thereupon, petitioner filed the instant petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus before the circuit court of Waukesha county to compel…