SB82: Bill Text

SB82,295,24 971.44 (3) Character, reputation, or other acts evidence. If the defense intends to use evidence of character or reputation or evidence of other crimes or acts under s. 904.04 (2) not relating to the defendant, the defense shall notify the district attorney of that intention and of the substance of the evidence to be used.

SB82,957 Section 957. 971.46 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are created to read:

SB82,296,3 971.46 Expert witnesses. (intro.) Any party who intends to call an expert witness at trial shall, not less than 30 days before the trial or at another time set by the court, do all of the following:

SB82,296,5 (1) Notify the other party in writing of the expert witness's name, address, and qualifications.

SB82,958 Section 958. 971.48 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,296,7 971.48 (title) Scientific testing; preservation of evidence.

SB82,959 Section 959. 971.48 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,296,12 971.48 (2) If before trial either party intends to destroy or permanently transfer out of its possession any material discoverable under this subchapter, the party shall give the other party advance notice sufficient to afford that party an opportunity to object or take other appropriate action.

SB82,960 Section 960. 971.49 of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,296,17 971.49 Motion to obtain evidence before trial. (1) Notwithstanding s. 908.03 (6m) (c), before trial and upon motion by either party, the court may issue a subpoena to require the production of documents and other tangible objects if it finds that the evidence sought may be material to the determination of issues in the case.

SB82,296,20 (2) A motion and subpoena under sub. (1) shall specify who shall produce the material, whether certified copies of documents may be submitted in lieu of appearance, and other conditions under which the evidence shall be produced.

SB82,296,25 (3) Any party, or any person subpoenaed under this section, may move to quash the subpoena if the movant under sub. (1) has not shown grounds for the subpoena or if compliance would subject the person subpoenaed to an undue burden, require the disclosure of information that is privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure, or otherwise be unreasonable.

SB82,961 Section 961. 971.51 (title) and (1) of the statutes are created to read:

SB82,297,5 971.51 (title) Manner of performing disclosure. (1) Disclosure may be accomplished in any manner mutually agreeable to the parties. Absent agreement or order of the court, the party having the duty to disclose shall provide a copy of the material to be disclosed.

SB82,962 Section 962. 971.51 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,297,9 971.51 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the fee for copies of disclosures may not exceed the actual, necessary, and direct cost of reproduction and transcription of the record.

SB82,963 Section 963. 971.52 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,297,17 971.52 (3) If anything is deleted from discoverable material under a claim of privilege or other exemption, the party to whom the discovery is made shall be notified and may move the court for an order requiring its disclosure. The court may require the deleted information to be furnished to the court under seal for determination of its discoverability. If the court determines that the material is exempt from disclosure, an appropriate sealed copy of the material shall be kept in the court record.

SB82,964 Section 964. 971.56 of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,297,25 971.56 Obtaining nontestimonial information from defendant. (1) In general. Upon motion by the district attorney, the court may order a defendant charged with a crime to participate in a procedure to obtain nontestimonial evidence relevant to whether the defendant committed the crime if the procedure is reasonable and does not involve an unreasonable intrusion into the body or an unreasonable detention of the defendant. An order under this subsection may direct the defendant to do any of the following:

SB82,298,2 (a) Appear, move, or speak for identification in a lineup or, if a lineup is not practicable, through some other reasonable procedure.

SB82,298,3 (b) Try on clothing and other articles.

SB82,298,4 (c) Provide handwriting and voice exemplars.

SB82,298,5 (d) Permit the taking of his or her photograph.

SB82,298,7 (e) Permit the taking of fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, and other body impression.

SB82,298,9 (f) Permit the taking of samples of blood, urine, saliva, semen, skin, breath, hair, or nails or materials under the nails.

SB82,298,11 (g) Submit to body measurements and other reasonable body surface examinations.

SB82,298,13 (h) Submit to reasonable physical and medical inspection, including X-rays, of the body.

SB82,298,15 (i) Participate in other procedures that comply with the requirements of sub. (1) (intro.).

SB82,298,25 (2) Contents of order. An order under this section shall specify with particularity the authorized procedure; the scope of the defendant's participation in the procedure; the time, duration, and place of the procedure and other conditions under which it is to be conducted; and who may conduct the procedure. It may also direct the defendant not to alter substantially any identifying physical characteristics to be examined or destroy any evidence sought. The order shall specify that the defendant may not be subjected to investigative interrogation while participating in or present for the procedure and that the defendant may be held in contempt of court if he or she fails to appear and participate in the procedure as directed.

SB82,299,2 (3) Service. The order shall be served by mailing or delivering a copy to the defendant's counsel and by delivering a copy of the order to the defendant personally.

SB82,299,4 (4) Implementation. (a) Counsel may accompany the defendant at a procedure ordered under this section, but the court may bar other individuals from attending.

SB82,299,8 (b) If the procedure involves an intrusion into the body, it shall be conducted by a qualified health care professional. Upon timely request by the defendant and approval by the court, a qualified health care professional designated by the defendant may observe any procedure involving intrusion of the body.

SB82,299,11 (c) The defendant may not be subjected to investigative interrogation at the procedure. No statement of the defendant made at the procedure is admissible against the defendant if made in the absence of the defendant's counsel.

SB82,965 Section 965. 971.57 of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,299,19 971.57 Nontestimonial discovery from 3rd parties. (1) Upon motion of a defendant, the court may issue a subpoena requiring an individual to participate in a procedure to obtain nontestimonial evidence under s. 971.56 (1) if an affidavit or testimony shows probable cause to believe that the individual to be subpoenaed committed the crime with which the defendant is charged and that the evidence sought is necessary to an adequate defense and cannot practicably be obtained from other sources.

SB82,299,21 (2) A motion and order under sub. (1) shall specify with particularity the following information if appropriate:

SB82,299,22 (a) The authorized procedure.

SB82,299,23 (b) The scope of the 3rd party's participation.

SB82,299,25 (c) The time, duration, and place of the procedure and other conditions under which it is to be conducted.

SB82,300,1 (d) The name or job title of the person who is to conduct the procedure.

SB82,300,6 (3) Any party or any person subpoenaed under this section may move to quash the subpoena if the defendant has not shown grounds for the subpoena or if compliance would subject the person subpoenaed to an undue burden, require the disclosure of information that is privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure, or otherwise be unreasonable.

SB82,966 Section 966. 971.58 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,300,8 971.58 (title) Compelling certain examinations prohibited.

SB82,967 Section 967. Subchapter V (title) of chapter 971 [precedes 971.65] of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,300,11 chapter 971

SB82,300,12 Subchapter V

SB82,300,13 motions

SB82,968 Section 968. 971.65 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,300,15 971.65 (title) Pretrial motions.

SB82,969 Section 969. 971.65 (2) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created to read:

SB82,300,20 971.65 (2) (title) Time for filing. (a) A motion under this section shall be filed within the time set in the scheduling order. If there is no scheduling order, the motion shall be filed not later than 15 days before trial, unless otherwise permitted by the court.

SB82,970 Section 970. 971.66 of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,301,2 971.66 Motions to dismiss asserting that a statute is unconstitutional. If a defendant moves to dismiss a criminal prosecution by asserting that the statute under which he or she is charged violates the United States or Wisconsin Constitution, the defendant must serve a copy of the motion on the attorney general under s. 806.04 (11) as well as on the district attorney.

SB82,971 Section 971. 971.68 (title), (1) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:

SB82,301,5 971.68 (title) Joinder and severance motions. (1) In general. Either party may move for joinder or relief from misjoinder or prejudicial joinder under s. 970.13.

SB82,301,10 (3) Codefendant's statements. If a defendant moves for severance because a codefendant's out-of-court statement refers to, but is not admissible against, the movant, the court shall determine whether the state intends to offer the statement in evidence as part of its case in chief. If so, the court shall require the district attorney to elect one of the following:

SB82,301,11 (a) A joint trial at which the statement is not received in evidence.

SB82,301,14 (b) A joint trial at which the statement is received in evidence only after all references to the movant have been deleted, if admission of the statement with the deletions made will not prejudice the movant.

SB82,301,15 (c) A separate trial for the movant.

SB82,301,17 (d) With the approval of the court, a separate jury for each defendant sitting in a single trial.

SB82,972 Section 972. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 971 [precedes 971.75] of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,301,20 chapter 971

SB82,301,21 Subchapter VI

SB82,301,22 juveniles in adult court

SB82,973 Section 973. 971.75 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,301,25 971.75 (title) Probable cause and retention hearings; juvenile under original adult court jurisdiction.

SB82,974 Section 974. 971.75 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,302,5 971.75 (2) Time for probable cause hearing. The court shall conduct a probable cause hearing that is required under sub. (1) within 10 days after the initial appearance. On stipulation of the parties, or upon motion and for cause, the court may extend that time.

SB82,975 Section 975. 971.75 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,302,10 971.75 (4) Time for retention hearing. The court shall conduct any hearing on retention of jurisdiction that is required under sub. (3) (b) within 20 days of the probable cause finding under sub. (3) (b). On stipulation of the parties, or upon motion and for cause, the court may extend that time.

SB82,976 Section 976. 971.75 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,302,15 971.75 (6) Witnesses at probable cause and retention hearings. (a) Both the district attorney and the juvenile may call and cross-examine witnesses at any hearing under this section. All witnesses shall be sworn and their testimony reported by a court reporter.

SB82,302,19 (b) During any hearing under this section, the court may exclude witnesses until they are called to testify, may direct that persons who are expected to be called as witnesses be kept separate until called, and may prevent them from communicating with one another until they have been examined.

SB82,977 Section 977. 971.75 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,302,21 971.75 (7) Admissibility of reports. (a) In this subsection:

SB82,302,22 1. "Hospital" has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).

SB82,302,23 2. "Local health department" has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4).

SB82,303,7 (b) At any hearing under this section, a report of one of the crime laboratory's, the state laboratory of hygiene's, a federal bureau of investigation laboratory's, a hospital laboratory's, or a local health department's findings with reference to all or any part of the evidence submitted, certified as correct by the attorney general, the director of the state laboratory of hygiene, the director of the federal bureau of investigation, the chief hospital administrator, the local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or a person designated by any of them, shall, when offered by the state or the accused, be received as evidence of the facts and findings stated, if relevant. The expert who made the findings need not be called as a witness.

SB82,303,13 (c) At any hearing under this section in Milwaukee County, a latent fingerprint report of the city of Milwaukee police department bureau of identification division's latent fingerprint identification unit, certified as correct by the police chief or a person designated by the police chief, shall, when offered by the state or the accused, be received as evidence of the facts and findings stated, if relevant. The expert who made the findings need not be called as a witness.

SB82,978 Section 978. 971.75 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,303,25 971.75 (9) Closure orders. (a) If the juvenile is accused of a crime under s. 940.225, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.085, or 948.095, or under s. 940.302 (2), if the court finds that the crime was sexually motivated, as defined in s. 980.01 (5), the court may exclude from any hearing under this section all persons who are not officers of the court, members of the complainant's or juvenile's families, or others considered by the court to be supportive of the complainant or juvenile, the service representative, as defined in s. 895.45 (1) (c), or other persons required to attend, if the court finds that the state or the juvenile has established a compelling interest that would likely be prejudiced if the persons were not excluded. The court may consider as a compelling interest, among others, the need to protect a complainant from undue embarrassment and emotional trauma.

SB82,304,6 (b) In making its order under this subsection, the court shall set forth specific findings sufficient to support the order. In making these findings, the court shall consider, and give substantial weight to, the desires, if any, of the complainant. Additional factors that the court may consider in making these findings include, but are not limited to, the complainant's age, psychological maturity, and understanding; the nature of the crime; and the desires of the complainant's family.

SB82,304,9 (c) The court shall make its order under this subsection no broader than is necessary to protect the compelling interest under par. (a) and shall consider any reasonable alternatives to full closure of the entire hearing.

SB82,979 Section 979. 971.76 of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,304,17 971.76 Pretrial dismissal of complaint against juvenile. (1) Waiver cases. If the court has jurisdiction over a juvenile as a result of a waiver under s. 938.18 (1) (a) or (b), the juvenile may move the court to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the state cannot prove that he or she committed any of the offenses listed in s. 938.18 (1) (a) or (b) on which the waiver was based. If the court grants a motion to dismiss under this subsection, the court shall order that the juvenile be discharged, but proceedings may be brought regarding the juvenile under ch. 938.

SB82,304,24 (2) Cases involving original adult court jurisdiction. A juvenile subject to the court's original jurisdiction under s. 938.183 (1) may move the court to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the state cannot prove that he or she committed any of the offenses charged under s. 938.183 (1) (a), (am), (b), or (c) under the circumstances described in those provisions. If the court grants a motion to dismiss under this subsection, the court shall order that the juvenile be discharged, but proceedings may be brought regarding the juvenile under ch. 938.

SB82,980 Section 980. 971.77 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB82,305,1 971.77 (title) Motion to transfer jurisdiction in misdemeanors.