Legal Opinion
State v. Dreske
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 29, 1979No. 77-453-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCannon, P.J.
Defendant-appellant’s convictions are the first criminal convictions attained under the new Wisconsin Campaign Financing Act (CFA), enacted in ch. 334, Laws of 1973. The appellant challenges the constitutionality of the penalty sections of the CFA, and contends that various parts of the Act were improperly applied by both the trial judge and the District Attorney’s office.
This case is related to the unsuccessful attempt by State Senator James C. Devitt to secure the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin in 1974. See State v. Devitt, 83 Wis.2d 262, 262 N.W.2d 73 (1978). The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Hammermill Paper Co. v. La PlanteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- Champlain v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Milenkovic v. StateCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1978
- Sanford v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. RabeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. DavisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- Dreske v. Wisconsin Department of Health & Social ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1980
- State v. SchroederCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999
- Katzman v. State of Wisconsin Ethics BoardCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999
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