Opinion ID: 1709584
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: State v. Ryan D.L.

Text: ถ 4. Ryan D.L. was 14 years old when the State initiated a juvenile petition in Clark County charging him with two counts of second degree sexual assault, actions contrary to Wis. Stat. ง 940.225(2)(a). During the course of the delinquency adjudication, Ryan filed a request with the circuit court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under Wis. Stat. ch. 938 for a jury trial. Based on Wis. Stat. ง 938.31(2) and this court's decision in N.E. v. Wisconsin DHSS, 122 Wis. 2d 198, 361 N.W.2d 693 (1985)(determining that juveniles have no constitutional right to a jury trial), the circuit court denied the motion and proceeded to find Ryan delinquent on both counts. The circuit court then entered a dispositional order placing Ryan at Lincoln Hills. ถ 5. Ryan appealed the circuit court's denial of his request for a jury trial based on state and federal due process protections. We accepted certification from the court of appeals.