State v. Williams

249 Wis.2d 492 (2002)

2002 WI 1

637 N.W.2d 733

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner,

v.

John D. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 00-0535-CR.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Oral argument October 16, 2001.

Decided January 3, 2002.

For the plaintiff-respondent-petitioner the cause was argued by Sandra L. Nowack, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

For the defendant-appellant there was a brief by John A. Pray and the Frank J. Remington Center, Madison, and oral argument by John A. Pray.

¶ 1. SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is a…