Title: State v. Jeremy T. Greer

State: wisconsin

Issuer: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Document:

2003 WI 20 
 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
01-2591-CR 
 
 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
Plaintiff-Appellant, 
 
v. 
Jeremy T. Greer,  
 
Defendant-Respondent. 
 
 
 
 
ON CERTIFICATION FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
March 25, 2003   
SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS: 
        
ORAL ARGUMENT: 
January 21, 2003   
 
 
SOURCE OF APPEAL: 
 
 
COURT: 
Circuit   
 
COUNTY: 
Milwaukee   
 
JUDGE: 
William D. Gardner   
 
 
 
JUSTICES: 
 
 
CONCURRED: 
        
 
DISSENTED: 
        
 
NOT PARTICIPATING: WILCOX, J., did not participate.   
 
 
 
ATTORNEYS: 
 
For the plaintiff-appellant there were briefs and oral 
argument by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with 
whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general. 
 
For the defendant-respondent there was a brief and oral 
argument by Donna L. Hintze, assistant state public defender. 
 
 
2003 WI 20 
NOTICE 
This opinion is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The final 
version will appear in the bound 
volume of the official reports.   
No.  01-2591-CR  
(L.C. No. 
01 CF 1746) 
STATE OF WISCONSIN  
 
 
   : 
IN SUPREME COURT 
 
 
State of Wisconsin,  
 
          Plaintiff-Appellant, 
 
     v. 
 
Jeremy T. Greer,  
 
          Defendant-Respondent. 
 
FILED 
 
MAR 25, 2003 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
 
APPEAL from an order of the Circuit Court for Milwaukee 
County, 
William 
D. 
Gardner, 
Judge. 
 
 
Order 
granting 
certification vacated and cause remanded to the Court of 
Appeals.     
 
¶1 
PER CURIAM.  The court is equally divided on whether 
to affirm or reverse the judgment of the circuit court for 
Milwaukee County.  Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Justice 
Ann Walsh Bradley, and Justice David T. Prosser would affirm.  
Justice William A. Bablitch, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, and 
Justice Diane S. Sykes would reverse.  Justice Jon P. Wilcox did 
not participate.   
No. 
01-2591-CR   
 
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¶2 
When a certification or bypass results in a tie vote 
by this court, the better course of action is to vacate our 
decision to accept certification or bypass and remand the cause 
to the court of appeals.  State v. Watson, 209 Wis. 2d 281, 562 
N.W.2d 151 (1997) (remanding to court of appeals on a tie vote 
on 
certification); 
State 
v. 
Richard 
Knutson, 
Inc., 
191 
Wis. 2d 395, 396-97, 528 N.W.2d 430 (1995).   
¶3 
  Accordingly, 
we 
vacate 
our 
order 
granting 
certification and remand to the court of appeals.   
By the Court.—The order granting certification is vacated 
and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals.   
  
 
 
No. 
01-2591-CR   
 
 
 
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