STATE v. PINNO

Nos. 2011AP2424-CR, 2012AP918.

850 N.W.2d 207 (2014)

2014 WI 74

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Nancy J. PINNO, Defendant-Appellant. State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Travis J. Seaton, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Argued September 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For defendant-appellant Nancy J. Pinno, there were briefs by Len Kachinsky and Sisson and Kachinsky Law Offices, Appleton, and oral argument by Len Kachinsky.

For the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was argued by Gregory M. Weber , assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was J.B. Van Hollen , attorney general.

For defendant-appellant Travis J. Seaton, there were briefs by Amelia L. Bizzaro and Bizzaro Law LLC, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Amelia L. Bizzaro.

For the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was argued by Daniel J. O'Brien , with whom on the brief was J.B. Van Hollen , attorney general.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Robert J. Dreps , Aaron A. Seligman , and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, and the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.


DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

¶ 1 These cases are before the court on certification by the court of appeals, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (2011-12).1 The court of appeals certified both State v. Pinno and State v. Seaton because these unrelated cases present the question whether the closure2 of a public criminal trial without objection from the defendant is subject to a waiver analysis...

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