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STATE EX REL. STORER v. GORENSTEIN

Nos. 85-1985-W, 85-1986-W, 85-1994-W.

131 Wis.2d 342 (1986)

388 N.W.2d 633

STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. STORER BROADCASTING COMPANY and WISN-TV, WISN Radio and WBTT Radio, Divisions of The Hearst Corporation, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Ralph G. GORENSTEIN, Circuit Judge of Milwaukee County, Branch 25; E. Michael McCann and Terrance B. Davis, Respondents. STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. NEWSPAPERS, INC., a Wisconsin corporation, publisher of The Milwaukee Journal, and Dave Hendrickson, Petitioners, v. CIRCUIT COURT OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY, BRANCH 25, the Honorable Ralph G. Gorenstein, presiding, the State of Wisconsin and Terrance B. Davis, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners Newspapers, Inc. and Dave Hendrickson the cause was submitted on the briefs of Meissner, Tierney, Ehlinger & Whipp, S.C. by Dennis L. Fisher and Susan J. Marguet, of Milwaukee.

For the petitioner Storer Broadcasting Company the cause was submitted on the briefs of Foley & Lardner by Robert A. Christensen and David Lucey, of Milwaukee; for the petitioners WISN-TV, WISN Radio and WBTT Radio the cause was submitted on the briefs of Quarles & Brady by Michael H. Schallman and Ralph A. Weber, of Milwaukee. [This was a joint brief.]

For the respondent Ralph G. Gorenstein the cause was submitted on the briefs of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, with David T. Flanagan, assistant attorney general of counsel, of Madison.

For the respondent Terrance B. Davis the cause was submitted on the briefs of Waring R. Fincke, assistant state public defender, of Milwaukee.

Before Moser, P.J., Wedemeyer and Sullivan, JJ.

MOSER, P.J.

This is an original action in the court of appeals seeking a supervisory writ pursuant to Rule 809.51, Stats., directed to the circuit court for Milwaukee county, the Honorable Ralph G. Gorenstein, presiding. Petitioners, representatives of the print and electronic media (the media), request an alternative writ of mandamus or prohibition to require Judge Gorenstein to conduct the entire voir dire in public...

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