STATE EX REL. PARKER v. SULLIVAN

No. 93-0709.

184 Wis.2d 668 (1994)

517 N.W.2d 449

STATE of Wisconsin, EX REL. Elnora PARKER, Petitioner-Appellant, Carol A. ARENDT, Petitioner, v. Michael J. SULLIVAN, in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Corrections of the State of Wisconsin, Respondent-Respondent, Gerald Miles TURNER, Jr., Respondent-Respondent-Petitioner. STATE of Wisconsin, EX REL. E. Michael McCANN, District Attorney, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and Grederick G. Gordon, Alderman of the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Michael J. SULLIVAN, in his capacity ad Secretary of the Department of Corrections of the State of Wisconsin, Respondent-Respondent, Gerald Miles TURNER, Jr., Respondent-Respondent-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Oral argument May 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For all petitioners-appellants there was a joint brief by Bruce J. Landgraf, E. Michael McCann, district attorney, Milwaukee County and Fredrick Gordon, Milwaukee and oral argument by Bruce J. Landgraf and E. Michael McCann.

For respondent-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Catherine M. Canright, Milwaukee and oral argument by Catherine M. Canright and Walter Dickey, co-counsel.

For respondent-respondent there was a brief by Edward S. Marion and Murphy & Desmond, S.C., Madison.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Walter Dickey and Legal Assistance Program, Madison for Prof. Walter Dickey and LAIP.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Richard D. Martin and Office of the State Public Defender, Madison for The State Public Defender.


SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State of Wisconsin, ex rel. Elnora Parker v. Patrick J. Fiedler, 180 Wis.2d 438, 509 N.W.2d 440 (Ct. App. 1993), reversing a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county, Robert W. Landry, circuit judge. The circuit court dismissed the petitions...

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