State Ex Rel. Skinkis v. Treffert

This matter is before the court on a writ of error to review an order issued by the circuit court for Dodge County quashing a writ of habeas corpus.

Joseph E. Skinkis (petitioner) was convicted on his plea of guilty to a charge of first degree sexual assault in violation of sec. 940.225(1) (d), Stats. Petitioner alleges that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and void on its face because it fails to give adequate notice of the conduct it prohibits and lacks a “core” of meaning. The circuit court held that the statute was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to petitioner, and that it…