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MacK v. State

Citations

  • 286 N.W.2d 563
  • 93 Wis. 2d 287
  • 1980 Wisc. LEXIS 2405

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • departing from the waiver rule has been allowed where “there are no factual questions, the parties have fully briefed the issue and [the question posed is] of ... statewide importance”
  • credit crime statute and forgery statute are not ambiguous, even though the same conduct may violate both
  • prosecutor may charge felony forgery even though misdemeanor fraudulent use of a credit card applies to the same conduct
  • circuit court lacks criminal subject matter jurisdiction only if complaint fails to charge a crime known to law
  • if same act satisfies elements of two different crimes, neither of which is lesser-included offense of the other, defendant may be prosecuted for either or both

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Judges: Day

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