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STATE v. EVANS

No. 91-1016-CR.

171 Wis.2d 471 (1992)

492 N.W.2d 141

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Willie EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there were briefs (in the court of appeals) by Thomas Nelson, Milwaukee and oral argument by Thomas Nelson.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Marguerite M. Moeller, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

STEINMETZ, J.

This case comes to the court on certification from the court of appeals under the provisions of sec. 809.61, Stats.

There are two issues before the court. First, is one who acknowledges in writing that he is the biological father of a child, the child's "parent" under sec. 948.01(3), Stats.,1and, therefore, a "person who is responsible for a child's welfare" pursuant to...

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