State v. Sanders

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REILLY, RJ.

(concurring). I concur but not for the reasons set forth by the majority.1 The legislature has placed jurisdictional limitations on the types of proceedings that may be brought against persons based upon their age. For example, if a person seventeen years of age or older commits a crime, that person is subject to criminal court jurisdiction, while if a person aged ten to seventeen years of age commits a criminal act, that person is subject to a delinquency petition under juvenile court jurisdiction.2 See Wis. *278Stat. §§ 938.02(1), 938.12 (2015-16).3 If a person under ten years…