STATE v. VILLARREAL

No. 89-0029-CR.

153 Wis.2d 323 (1989)

450 N.W.2d 519

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Pamela J. VILLARREAL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Glenn L. Cushing, assistant state public defender.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general and James M. Freimuth, assistant attorney general.

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


NETTESHEIM, J.

Pamela J. Villarreal appeals from a judgment of conviction for second-degree murder by use of a dangerous weapon and from an order denying postconviction relief. The sole issue is whether an express personal waiver of the right to a jury trial was required when Villarreal, in the midst of a just trial, elected through counsel to remove the dangerous weapon element from jury consideration and have the element determined by the trial court. Because use...

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