STATE v. CAMPBELL

No. 80-335-CR.

102 Wis.2d 243 (1981)

306 N.W.2d 272

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carlton B. CAMPBELL II, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general.

For the defendant-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of David C. Niblack, state public defender, and Steven D. Phillips, assistant state public defender.

Before, Gartzke, P.J., Bablitch, J. and Dykman, J.


BABLITCH, J.

The state appeals from an order dismissing a criminal complaint against the defendant for child abuse. The issue on appeal is whether the complaint states probable cause to believe that the defendant violated sec. 940.201, Stats. We hold that it does, and reverse.

Section 940.201, Stats., provides:

Whoever tortures a child or subjects a child to cruel maltreatment, including, but not limited...

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