STATE v. DEBORAH J.Z.

No. 96-2797-CR.

228 Wis.2d 468 (1999)

596 N.W.2d 490

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DEBORAH J.Z., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Sally A. Hoelzel, assistant state public defender, of Racine and Priscilla Smith and Bonnie Scott Jones, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy of New York.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert S. Flancher, district attorney, and Joan M. Korb, assistant district attorney of Racine.

In support of defendant-appellant, an amici curiae brief was filed by Peter M. Koneazny, American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation, Inc. and Charles H. Barr, Volunteer Attorney of Croen & Barr of Milwaukee.

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


ANDERSON, J.

Deborah J.Z. appeals from an order denying her motion to dismiss the information the State filed against her for attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless injury contrary to §§ 939.32, 940.01 and 940.23(1), STATS. Deborah argues that the State did not establish at the preliminary hearing that it had probable cause to charge her with these crimes. She contends that her alleged act of consuming alcohol while pregnant...

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