State v. Thornton

Wisconsin Supreme Court March 30, 2004

State v. Thornton, 2004 WI 35 (Wis. 2004)

270 Wis. 2d 265; 677 N.W.2d 274; 2004 Wisc. LEXIS 235

Wilcox, Prosser, Roggensack, Abrahamson, Bradley, Crooks, Sykes

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

¶ 1. The court is equally divided on the question of whether the decision of the court of appeals, State v. Thornton, No. 01-1402, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. March 5, 2002), should be affirmed or reversed.

Justice JON E WILCOX, Justice DAVID T. PROSSER and Justice PATIENCE D. ROGGENSACK would affirm; Chief Justice SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, Justice ANN WALSH BRADLEY, and Justice N. PATRICK CROOKS would reverse. Justice DIANE S. SYKES did not participate.

¶ 2. Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name: State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William H. Thornton, Jr., Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published