¶ 1. The State of Wisconsin appeals from a postconviction circuit-court order granting a new trial to Virgil L. Burks. Burks shot a police officer, and a jury convicted him of attempted first-degree intentional homicide while using a dangerous weapon. See WIS. STAT. §§ 940.01(1)(a), 939.32(1)(a), 939.63. Before the trial, Burks tried to waive his right to a jury. The State consented. The trial...
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