Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Wisconsin State Journal v. Circuit Court for Dane County, Branch 2
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 24, 1986No. Nos. 86-0074-W, 86-0075-WPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEich, J.
Petitioners, the Wisconsin State Journal, and its editor and reporter, request supervisory writs under sec. 809.51, Stats., prohibiting the Circuit Court for Dane County, the Hon. Michael B. Torphy presiding, from closing Roger Engroff's reexamination hearing. The issue is whether sec. 51.20(12), Stats., unequivocally requires the court to close the hearing on Engroff's motion. We conclude that the statute does not mandate closure and therefore grant the writ.
*518In 1981 Engroff was charged with first-degree sexual assault in violation of sec. 940.225(l)(d), Stats. He was found not guilty by…
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