State v. Cissell
Wisconsin Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.
The issues of the case are:(1) Whether the elements of sec. 52.05(1), Stats.,1 de*208scribing the crime of felony abandonment, are identical to the elements of sec. 52.055(1), 2 describing the crime of misdemeanor failure to support.(2) If the elements of felony abandonment are identical to the elements of misdemeanor failure to support, does the state violate a defendant's right to equal protection or due process by charging him with the felony instead of the misdemeanor.(3) Whether the felony abandonment statute violates due process because it is vague.
*209(4) Whether the felony abandonment statute…
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