STATE v. CARVIOU

No. 89-1969-CR.

154 Wis.2d 641 (1990)

454 N.W.2d 562

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. John E. CARVIOU, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For defendant-appellant there were briefs submitted by Michael E. Rudolph of Robinson, Robinson, Peterson, Berk, Rudolph, Cross & Garde of Appleton.

For plaintiff-respondent there was a brief submitted by Donald J. Hanaway attorney general, and James H. McDermott, assistant attorney general.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


CANE, P.J.

John Carviou appeals an order of Judge Harold Froehlich, the chief judge for the eighth judicial district, refusing to order the recusal of Reserve Judge Timothy Vocke in this case. Carviou asked for recusal on the grounds that Vocke was serving as a special prosecutor at the same time he was serving as a reserve judge, creating a conflict, or apparent conflict, of interest. We hold that no mechanism exists for a district's chief judge to decide this type...

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