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Title: State Ex Rel Williams v. Fiedler
Author : State of Wisconsin in Court of Appeals District IV
Release Date : January 14, 2005
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 69 KB

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1 This case comes before us on a petition for a supervisory writ of mandamus. Oscar Williams filed a petition with Circuit Judge Patrick Fiedler requesting commencement of a John Doe proceeding. Under WIS. STAT. 968.26 (2003-04), "[i]f a person complains to a judge that he or she has reason to believe that a crime has been committed" within the judges jurisdiction, the judge must conduct an evidentiary hearing at which the complaining person testifies and may present other witnesses. In this case, the circuit judge reviewed Williams petition and also obtained and reviewed police reports containing information casting doubt on assertions in the petition. The circuit judge rejected the petition, explaining that his review of the petition and the police reports led him to conclude that the petitioner "failed to allege facts sufficient to raise a reasonable belief that a punishable, or, for that matter provable, crime has been committed."