Legal Opinion

State v. Shaun M. Sanders

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 18, 2018No. 2015AP002328-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMichael J. Gableman, J.

*527¶ 1 This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming the Waukesha County Circuit Court's judgment of conviction1 and order denying postconviction *528relief2 to Shaun Sanders. State v. Sanders, 2017 WI App 22, 375 Wis. 2d 248, 895 N.W.2d 41.

¶ 2 Sanders raises a single issue for our review: do circuit courts possess statutory competency3 to proceed in criminal *20matters when the adult defendant was charged for conduct he committed before his tenth birthday?

¶ 3 We hold that circuit courts possess statutory competency to proceed in criminal matters when the adult defendant…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. EricksonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Village of Trempealeau v. MikrutWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Tucker v. MarcusWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. CummingsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996

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  4. Monroe Cnty. v. B.L. (In re B.L.)Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2018
  5. Riggert v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2018

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