STATE v. HART

No. 76-644-CR.

89 Wis.2d 58 (1979)

277 N.W.2d 843

STATE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HART, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, Wm. L. Gansner, assistant attorney general, E. Michael McCann, district attorney of Milwaukee county, and Peter J. Kovac, assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, and oral argument by Mr. Kovac.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Barbara E. Maier, public defender, of Milwaukee.


SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.

The sole issue presented on appeal is the constitutionality of sec. 48.17, Stats. 1975, which divests the juvenile court of jurisdiction of proceedings against children sixteen or older for violations of chs. 341 to 349 of the Motor Vehicle Code or of traffic regulations as defined in sec. 345.20, Stats. The State appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing the criminal complaint against Hart. We reverse the order dismissing the...

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