Title: State v. William H. Thornton, Jr.

State: wisconsin

Issuer: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Document:

2004 WI 35 
 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
01-1402 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
          Plaintiff-Respondent, 
 
     v. 
 
William H. Thornton, Jr.,  
          Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner. 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 
Reported at: 253 Wis. 2d 846, 644 N.W.2d 293 
(Ct. App. 2002-Unpublished) 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
March 30, 2004   
SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS: 
        
ORAL ARGUMENT: 
March 12, 2004   
 
 
SOURCE OF APPEAL: 
 
 
COURT: 
Circuit   
 
COUNTY: 
Milwaukee   
 
JUDGE: 
Clare L. Fiorenza   
 
 
 
JUSTICES: 
 
 
CONCURRED: 
        
 
DISSENTED: 
        
 
NOT PARTICIPATING: SYKES, J., did not participate.   
 
 
 
ATTORNEYS: 
 
For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs by 
Robert R. Henak and Henak Law Office, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral 
argument by Robert R. Henak. 
 
For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by 
William L. Gansner, assistant attorney general, with whom on the 
brief was Peggy A. Lautenschlager, attorney general. 
 
2004 WI 35 
NOTICE 
This opinion is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The final 
version will appear in the bound 
volume of the official reports.   
No.  01-1402  
(L.C. No. 
92 CF 920660) 
STATE OF WISCONSIN  
 
 
   : 
IN SUPREME COURT 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
          Plaintiff-Respondent, 
 
     v. 
 
William H. Thornton, Jr.,  
 
          Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner. 
 
FILED 
 
MAR 30, 2004 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW of a decision of the Court of Appeals.  Affirmed.   
 
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PER CURIAM.   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v. Thornton, No. 01-1402, unpublished slip op.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 P. 
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.   
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Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is 
affirmed.   
 
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01-1402   
 
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