SB364: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Senate BILL 364

December 30, 2003 - Introduced by Senator Zien, by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.

SB364,1,7 An Act to renumber and amend 808.10; to amend 808.04 (3), 808.04 (4), 809.62 (1) (intro.), 809.62 (3), 974.02 (1) and 974.02 (2); to repeal and recreate subchapter III (title) of chapter 809 [precedes 809.30], 809.30 (title), 809.30 (1) (a), 809.30 (1) (b) 4., 809.30 (1) (c), 809.30 (1) (d), 809.30 (1) (e), 809.30 (2) (a), 809.32 (1) (c) (form) and 809.32 (4); and to create 48.297 (8), 808.03 (3), 808.10 (2), 809.32 (5), 809.62 (1m), 938.297 (8), 971.17 (7m) and 980.061 of the statutes; relating to: appellate procedure.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

In criminal cases, current law permits the review of an order denying a motion to suppress evidence or a motion challenging admissibility of a defendant's statement as part of an appeal from a conviction, notwithstanding the fact that the judgment of conviction was entered on a guilty plea. This bill permits review of an order denying a motion to suppress evidence or a motion challenging admissibility of the statement of a child, an expectant mother, or a parent as part of an appeal from a final judgment or order, notwithstanding the fact that the final judgment or order was entered on an admission, consent, or no contest plea to allegations in a petition filed in cases involving children in need of protection or services or a petition to terminate parental rights. This bill also permits the review of orders denying a motion to suppress evidence or a motion challenging admissibility of the statement of a juvenile upon review from a final judgment or order, notwithstanding the fact that the final judgment or order was entered upon a plea of no contest or an admission to the allegations of a petition filed in cases involving juveniles alleged to be delinquent.

Current law requires that a person seeking Supreme Court review of an adverse court of appeals decision file a petition for review within 30 days of the court of appeals decision. Current law also provides a procedure for seeking reconsideration of a court of appeals decision, but does not toll the time to file a petition for review while the motion for reconsideration is pending. This bill tolls the time for filing a petition for review while a motion for reconsideration is pending in the court of appeals, and establishes revised time limits for filing a petition for review or supplemental petition for review, and the opposing party's responses, after the court of appeals decides the motion for reconsideration.

Current law establishes the appellate procedures applicable to various types of cases. Under current law, appeals in criminal cases and cases involving children, juveniles alleged to be delinquent, protective services, or persons subject to commitment due to mental health or drug abuse are directed by statutory cross-reference to follow a set of appeal procedures. Under current law, appeals in cases involving the commitment of sexually violent persons follow a different set of appeal procedures. This bill establishes one integrated appeal procedure for appeals in felony and misdemeanor cases, cases involving children, juveniles alleged to be delinquent, protective services, or persons subject to commitment due to mental health or drug abuse, the commitment of sexually violent persons, as well as proceedings related to the commitment of persons found not guilty by reason of mental defect. This bill also creates a procedure for seeking postdisposition relief in cases involving the commitment of sexually violent persons.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB364, s. 1 Section 1. 48.297 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB364,2,7 48.297 (8) An order denying a motion to suppress evidence or a motion challenging the admissibility of a statement of a child, an expectant mother, or a parent may be reviewed upon appeal from a final judgment or order notwithstanding the fact that such final judgment or order was entered upon an admission, a consent, or a plea of no contest to the allegations in the petition under s. 48.13 or 48.133 or a petition to terminate parental rights.

SB364, s. 2 Section 2. 808.03 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB364,3,8 808.03 (3) Review of an order denying suppression or exclusion of evidence. An order denying a motion to suppress evidence or a motion challenging the admissibility of a statement of a defendant under s. 971.31 (10), a juvenile under s. 938.297 (8), or a child, expectant mother, or parent under s. 48.297 (8), may be reviewed upon appeal from a final judgment or order notwithstanding the fact that the final judgment or order was entered upon a plea of guilty or no contest, an admission, or a consent to an information, criminal complaint, or petition.

SB364, s. 3 Section 3. 808.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB364,3,12 808.04 (3) Except as provided in subs. (4) and (7), an appeal in a proceeding under s. 971.17, a criminal case, or a case under ch. 48, 51, 55 or, 938, or 980 shall be initiated within the time period specified in s. 809.30 (2) or 809.32 (2).

SB364, s. 4 Section 4. 808.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB364,3,17 808.04 (4) Except as provided in sub. (7m), an appeal by the state in either a proceeding under s. 971.17, a criminal case under s. 974.05, or a case under ch. 48 or, 938, or 980 shall be initiated within 45 days of entry of the judgment or order appealed from.

SB364, s. 5 Section 5. 808.10 of the statutes is renumbered 808.10 (1) and amended to read:

SB364,3,24 808.10 (1) Petition for review; time limit. A decision or order of the court of appeals is reviewable by the supreme court only upon a petition for review granted by the supreme court. The Except as provided in sub. (2) and ss. 809.32 (5) and 809.62 (1m), the petition for review shall be filed in the supreme court within 30 days of the date of the decision of the court of appeals.

SB364, s. 6 Section 6. 808.10 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB364,4,4 808.10 (2) Tolling pending court of appeals reconsideration. (a) Filing of a motion for reconsideration in the court of appeals under s. 809.24 (1) within 20 days after the date of a decision of the court of appeals tolls the time for filing a petition for review in the supreme court.

SB364,4,9 (b) If the motion for reconsideration is filed in the court of appeals before any petition for review is filed in the supreme court, the 30-day time period to file the petition for review starts on the date on which the court of appeals determines the motion for reconsideration by filing an order denying the motion for reconsideration or an amended decision.

SB364, s. 7 Section 7. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 809 [precedes 809.30] of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,4,13 CHAPTER 809

SB364,4,18 SUBCHAPTER III APPEAL PROCEDURE IN COURT OF APPEALS in s. 971.17 proceedings and in Criminal and Chs. 48, 51, 55, 938, and 980 cases

SB364, s. 8 Section 8. 809.30 (title) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,4,22 809.30 (title) Rule (Appeals in s. 971.17 proceedings and in criminal and chs. 48, 51, 55, 938, and 980 cases).

SB364, s. 9 Section 9. 809.30 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,5,4 809.30 (1) (a) "Final adjudication" means the entry of a final judgment or order by the circuit court in an s. 971.17 proceeding or in a ch. 48, 51, 55, 938, or 980 case, other than a termination of parental rights case under s. 48.43 or a parental consent to abortion case under s. 48.375 (7).

SB364, s. 10 Section 10. 809.30 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,5,8 809.30 (1) (b) 4. A subject individual or ward seeking postdisposition relief in an s. 971.17 proceeding or a ch. 51, 55, or 980 case.

SB364, s. 11 Section 11. 809.30 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,5,14 809.30 (1) (c) "Postconviction relief" means an appeal or motion for relief under this subchapter from a circuit court's final judgment or order in a criminal case, other than an appeal, motion, or petition under s. 302.113 (7m) or (9g), 973.19, 973.195, 974.06, or 974.07 (2).

SB364, s. 12 Section 12. 809.30 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,5,18 809.30 (1) (d) "Postdisposition relief" means an appeal or motion for relief under this subchapter from a circuit court's final adjudication.

SB364, s. 13 Section 13. 809.30 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,5,23 809.30 (1) (e) "Prosecutor" means a district attorney, corporation counsel, or other attorney authorized by law to bring a proceeding under s. 971.17 to prosecute a criminal case or a case under ch. 48, 51, 55, 938, or 980.

SB364, s. 14 Section 14. 809.30 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,6,10 809.30 (2) (a) Appeal procedures; counsel to continue. A person seeking postconviction relief in a criminal case or a person seeking postdisposition relief in a ch. 48 case, other than a termination of parental rights case under s. 48.43 or a parental consent to abortion case under s. 48.375 (7), or a person seeking postdisposition relief in an s. 971.17 proceeding or a ch. 51, 55, 938, or 980 case shall comply with this section. Counsel representing the person at sentencing or at the time of the final adjudication shall continue representation by filing a notice under par. (b) if the person desires to pursue postconviction or postdisposition relief unless counsel is discharged by the person or allowed to withdraw by the circuit court before the notice must be filed.

SB364, s. 15 Section 15. 809.32 (1) (c) (form) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,6,13 809.32 (1) (c) (form)

SB364,6,14 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY

SB364,7,2 I hereby certify that I have discussed with my client all potential issues identified by me and by my client and the merit of an appeal on these issues, and I have informed my client that he or she must choose one of the following 3 options: 1) to have me file a no-merit report; 2) to have me close the file without an appeal; or 3) to have me close the file and to proceed without an attorney or with another attorney retained at his or her expense. I have informed my client that a no-merit report will be filed if he or she either requests a no-merit report or does not consent to have me close the file without further representation. I have informed my client that the transcripts and circuit court case record will be forwarded at his or her request. I have also informed my client that he or she may file a response to the no-merit report and that I may file a supplemental no-merit report and affidavit or affidavits containing matters outside the record, possibly including confidential information, to rebut allegations made in my client's response to the no-merit report.

SB364,7,3 Signed: ....

SB364,7,4 Signature: ....

SB364, s. 16 Section 16. 809.32 (4) of the statutes, as affected by Supreme Court Order 02-01, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB364,7,15 809.32 (4) No-merit petition for review; petitions. (a) Petition and supplemental petition. If a fully briefed appeal is taken to the court of appeals and the attorney is of the opinion that a petition for review in the supreme court under s. 809.62 would be frivolous and without any arguable merit, the attorney shall advise the person of the reasons for this opinion and that the person has the right to file a petition for review. If requested by the person, the attorney shall file a petition satisfying the requirements of s. 809.62 (2) (d) and (f) and the person shall file a supplemental petition satisfying the requirements of s. 809.62 (2) (a), (b), (c), and (e).

SB364,7,18 (b) Time limit. Except as provided in sub. (5) and s. 808.10, the petition and supplemental petition shall both be filed within 30 days after the date of the decision or order of the court of appeals.

SB364,7,21 (c) Responses time limit. Except a provided in sub. (5), an opposing party may file a response to the petition and supplemental petition within 14 days after the service of the supplemental petition.

SB364, s. 17 Section 17. 809.32 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB364,8,2 809.32 (5) No-merit petition for review; effect of motion for reconsideration. (a) Petition. If a motion for reconsideration is timely filed in the court of appeals under s. 809.24 (1), no party may file a petition or a supplemental petition in the supreme court until after the court of appeals issues an order denying the motion for reconsideration or an amended decision.

SB364,8,10 (b) Supplemental petition. If a motion for reconsideration in the court of appeals under s. 809.24 (1) is denied and a petition for review was filed before the motion for reconsideration was filed, and if the time for filing a supplemental petition under this subsection had not expired when the motion for reconsideration was filed, the supplemental petition may be filed within 14 days after the filing of the order denying the motion for reconsideration or within the time remaining to file the supplemental petition at the time that the motion for reconsideration was filed, whichever is greater.

SB364,8,19 (c) Notice affirming, withdrawing, or amending pending petition or supplemental petition. If the court of appeals files an amended decision in response to the motion for reconsideration under s. 809.24 (1), any party who filed a petition for review or a supplemental petition for review under this subsection prior to the filing of the motion for reconsideration must file with the clerk of the supreme court a notice affirming the pending petition or supplemental petition, a notice withdrawing the pending petition or supplemental petition, or an amendment to the pending petition or supplemental petition within 14 days after the date of the filing of the court of appeals' amended decision.

SB364,9,7 (d) Responses. If a motion for reconsideration is denied and a petition for review or a supplemental petition had been filed before the motion for reconsideration was filed, and if the time for filing a response to the petition or supplemental petition had not expired when the motion for reconsideration was filed, a response to the petition or the supplemental petition may be filed within 14 days of the order denying the motion for reconsideration. If a supplemental petition is filed under par. (b), the responding party may file a response to the supplemental petition within 14 days after service of the supplemental petition. After the petitioning party files the notice affirming or withdrawing the pending petition or supplemental petition or an amendment to the pending petition or supplemental petition under par. (c), the responding party must file a response to the notice or amendment within 14 days after service of the notice or amendment. The response to the notice or amendment may be an affirmation of the responding party's earlier response or a new response.

SB364, s. 18 Section 18. 809.62 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB364,9,14 809.62 (1) (intro.) A party may file with the supreme court a petition for review of an adverse decision of the court of appeals pursuant to s. 808.10 within 30 days of the date of the decision of the court of appeals. Supreme court review is a matter of judicial discretion, not of right, and will be granted only when special and important reasons are presented. The following, while neither controlling nor fully measuring the court's discretion, indicate criteria that will be considered:

SB364, s. 19 Section 19. 809.62 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: