Wisconsin
The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin held that the state’s reverse waiver statute was unconstitutional “to the extent it does not require circuit courts to consider the unique attributes of youth identified by the United States Supreme Court.” In Wisconsin, a youth’s case that is directly filed in adult criminal court may be sent to…
From the discussion: “The issue in this case is whether the circuit court erred when it denied K.R.W.’s suppression motion. This court reviews a suppression decision under a two-step analysis. State v. Meisenhelder, 2022 WI App 37, ¶7, 404 Wis. 2d 75, 978 N.W.2d 551. Findings of fact will be upheld unless they are clearly…
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