Wisconsin Supreme Court· 6/22/1989

State v. Unnamed

Citations

441 N.W.2d 696
150 Wis. 2d 352
1989 Wisc. LEXIS 81

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overruling State ex rel. Unnamed Petitioners v. Connors, 136 Wis. 2d 118, 401 N.W.2d 782 (1987)
overruling State ex rel. Unnamed Petitioners v. Connors, 136 Wis. 2d 118, 401 N.W.2d 782 (1987)
filing of criminal complaint \was probably exclusively a judicial responsibility\ prior to the adoption, in 1945, of statute authorizing the district attorney tó commence criminal proceedings
declaring as unconstitutional Wyoming statute permitting motion to request prosecution because it violated separation of powers doctrine by permitting filing of criminal complaint by someone other than executive officer
\John Doe\ proceeding, which is similar to inquest, does not offend separation of powers requirements
\John Doe\ proceeding, which is similar to an inquest, was in existence before adoption of state constitution, demonstrating \longstanding acquiescence in the constitutionality of this statute\

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Judges: Heffernan, Day, Steinmetz

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