STATE v. FIRKUS

No. 83-556-CR.

119 Wis.2d 154 (1984)

350 N.W.2d 82

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Matthew FIRKUS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For defendant-appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Charles Bennett Vetzner, chief, appellate division of state public defender.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Kirbie Knutson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette.


HEFFERNAN, C.J.

This case is before the court on certification of the court of appeals, as an appeal from a non-final order of the circuit court for Portage county, Frederic W. Fleishauer, Circuit Judge, entered on March 23, 1983.

The question certified is important in the administration of the criminal law—at what point is a convicted misdemeanant entitled to release from custody pending a resolution of the case in the court of appeals.

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