SCHILLING v. CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS BD.

No. 03-1855.

278 Wis.2d 216 (2005)

2005 WI 17

692 N.W.2d 623

Patrick G. SCHILLING, Petitioner-Respondent, v. STATE OF WISCONSIN CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS BOARD, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the respondent-appellant the cause was argued by Bruce A. Olsen, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Peggy A. Lautenschlager, attorney general.

For the petitioner-respondent there was a brief by Thomas M. Pyper, Cynthia L. Buchko and Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Madison, and oral argument by Thomas M. Pyper.

A joint amicus curiae brief was filed (in the court of appeals) by Eva L. Shiffrin, Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc.; Joanna Tucker Davis and Douglas E. Beloof, Portland, OR, on behalf of the National Crime Victim Law Institute; and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Madison.


¶ 1. PATIENCE DRAKE ROGGENSACK, J.

The first sentence of Article I, Section 9m of the Wisconsin Constitution states: "This state shall treat crime victims, as defined by law, with fairness, dignity and respect for their privacy." We recognize that according crime victims fairness, dignity and respect is very important to a just enforcement of the criminal code of the State of Wisconsin. The legislature has recognized...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases