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IN RE PATERNITY OF S.M.S.

No. 85-0707.

129 Wis.2d 310 (1986)

384 N.W.2d 709

IN RE the PATERNITY OF S.M.S., J.S., Appellant, v. S.A.D., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Chronus and Kotsonis of Milwaukee and oral argument by George N. Kotsonis.

For the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief and oral argument of Linda McKenzie Georgeson, assistant corporation counsel.

For the Department of Justice, an amicus curiae brief was submitted by Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and James H. McDermott, assistant attorney general. Oral argument by James H. McDermott.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.

BROWN, P.J.

This case challenges the jury selection method used in the Waukesha county circuit courts. Two issues are raised: First, that the method used fails to comply with sec. 756.04(3), Stats. Second, even if there is no statutory violation, the method is unconstitutional because it compartmentalizes prospective jurors into "specialized panels" by placing them in civil court, juvenile court, criminal court and the like for the duration of their tour of duty....

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