State v. Richter

235 Wis.2d 524 (2000)

2000 WI 58

612 N.W.2d 29

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner,

v.

Patrick E. RICHTER, Defendant-Respondent-Cross Petitioner.

No. 98-1332-CR.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Oral argument February 15, 2000.

Decided June 20, 2000.

For the plaintiff-appellant-petitioner the cause was argued by Eileen W. Pray, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

For the defendant-respondent-cross petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Susan E. Alesia, assistant state public defender.

¶ 1. DIANE S. SYKES, J.

This case involves a…