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STATE v. WILLIQUETTE

No. 84-2046-CR.

129 Wis.2d 239 (1986)

385 N.W.2d 145

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terri WILLIQUETTE, Defendant-Respondent-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-respondent-petitioner there was a brief and oral argument by Thomas S. Reynolds, Sturgeon Bay.

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was argued by Marguerite M. Moeller, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in the case is whether a parent who allegedly knew her husband had repeatedly abused her two children both physically and sexually, but who took no action to stop the abuse and instead left the children in the father's sole physical custody for hours at a time, can be tried for the direct commission of the crime of child abuse under sec. 940.201, Stats.1 We conclude that a parent who knowingly permits another person...

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