Legal Opinion
State v. Lamontae D. M.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 2, 1998No. 98-1700PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The State of Wisconsin has moved to dismiss Lamontae D. M.'s direct appeal of his delinquency adjudication on the grounds that the day after he was placed in a residential treatment center he absconded. We determine that Lamontae's absconding from the residential treatment center constitutes a forfeiture of his direct appeal rights. Therefore, we grant the State's motion and dismiss Lamontae's direct appeal.
On March 5, 1998, Lamontae was found delinquent for possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under the age of eighteen. As part of the disposition, the juvenile court ordered that…
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