By: Erika Strebel, [email protected]//February 26, 2015//
By: Erika Strebel, [email protected]//February 26, 2015//
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday approved a petition that protects crime victim privacy.
The proposed Wis. Stat. 809.86 requires all Court of Appeals briefs and opinions to refer to crime victims by their initials or by a pseudonym. The rule protects victims in cases that discuss the details of the crime.
When filing appellate documents, attorneys and judges will have to certify at the end of the document that the rule has been followed.
The justices unanimously approved the petition at an open rules conference Thursday in the state Capitol.
An order will most likely be issued next week, said Julie Rich, Supreme Court commissioner. Follow @erikastrebel