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STATE v. CZARNECKI

No. 98-2406-CR.

231 Wis.2d 1 (1999)

604 N.W.2d 891

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Scot A. CZARNECKI, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Submitted on briefs May 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Patrick M. Donnelly, assistant state public defender.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Sharon Ruhly, assistant attorney general.

Before Nettesheim, Anderson and Snyder, JJ.

SNYDER, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether a prospective juror who is the brother-in-law of a state witness must be struck for cause as a "relative by blood or marriage to the third degree of a state witness." State v. Gesch, 167 Wis.2d 660, 669, 482 N.W.2d 99, 103 (1992). Because we conclude that a brother-in-law relationship constitutes "statutory bias," we reverse the judgments...

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