DRESSLER v. RACINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

No. 91-0898-W.

163 Wis.2d 622 (1991)

472 N.W.2d 532

STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. Joachim E. DRESSLER, Petitioner, MITCHELL, BAXTER & ZIEGER, S.C., CO-Petitioner, v. CIRCUIT COURT FOR RACINE COUNTY, Branch 1, the Honorable Gerald P. Ptacek, Presiding, and State of Wisconsin, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the petitioner, there was a petition for supervisory writ and oral argument by Terry E. Mitchell, James J. Mathie, and Paul N. Brandau of Mitchell, Baxter & Zieger, S.C. of Milwaukee. Oral argument by James J. Mathie.

On behalf of respondents, there was a response to petition for supervisory writ and oral argument by James E. Doyle, attorney general and James H. McDermott, assistant attorney general. Oral argument by James H. McDermott.

An amicus curiae brief of the state public defender was submitted by Kenneth P. Casey, chief, appellate division.

An amicus curiae brief was submitted by LeRoy Kramer, III, deputy corporation counsel.

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


ANDERSON, J.

Joachim E. Dressler and Mitchell, Baxter & Zieger, S.C. Petition this court, under Rule 809.51, Stats., for a supervisory writ requiring the circuit court to: (1) provide for payment of Dressler's attonrey's fees at the rate established in SCR 81.02 (West 1990); (2) provide funds to retain expert witnesses to assist in Dressler's defense; and, (3) prohibit the Honorable Gerald P. Ptacek from continuing to preside over State of Wisconsin v. Joachim...

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