STATE v. WOLFE

Appeal Nos. 2018AP2268-CR, 2018AP2405-CR.

931 N.W.2d 298 (2019)

2019 WI App 32

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Sean R. WOLFE, Defendant-Appellant. State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Donald Ray Ward, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: May 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the jurisdiction memorandum brief of Donald R. Ward, pro se.

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the jurisdiction memorandum brief of Kaitlin A. Lamb , assistant state public defender of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the jurisdiction memorandum brief of Clayton P. Kawski , assistant attorney general, and Brad D. Schimel , attorney general.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the jurisdiction memorandum brief of Micha A. Schwab , assistant district attorney, and Patricia J. Hanson , District Attorney, Racine.

Before Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.


¶1 These consolidated appeals require us to address our appellate jurisdiction in the context of postconviction criminal proceedings and a defendant's first appeal as of right under WIS. STAT. § 974.02 (2017-18)1 and WIS. STAT. RULE 809.30. We hold that under established principles of finality, when a...

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