Sample Petition For Review

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STATE OF WISCONSIN

SUPREME COURT
Case No.      

     

      (party designation, for example appellant or respondent)

v.

     

      (party designation, for example appellant or respondent)

PETITION FOR REVIEW

Name:      
State Bar No., if applicable      
Address:      
Telephone No.:      
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO
PETITION FOR REVIEW

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES.................................................
ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ................................
BRIEF STATEMENT OF CRITERIA FOR REVIEW........
STATEMENT OF FACTS AND OF THE CASE................
ARGUMENT.........................................................................
CONCLUSION......................................................................
CERTIFICATION OF FORM AND LENGTH
CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC FILING
APPENDIX……………………....................................................

PETITION FOR REVIEW

      (name)       , (party designation, for example appellant) hereby


petitions the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 808.10 and Wis.
Stat. § (Rule) 809.62 to review the decision or order of the Court of Appeals, District      
, in       , (case caption) case no.       , filed on      
. (date of Court of Appeals decision or order)

ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

The issues presented for review are: (describe issues in list format)
     
[For example: 1. Does the forced ingestion of laxatives at the direction of
the police in order to obtain a package swallowed by a person constitute a
search for purposes of the Fourth Amendment to the United States
Constitution?]

The Court of Appeals decided the issues as follows:


     
[Set forth the Court of Appeals decision on each issue.]
The reasons the Supreme Court should grant review are:
     
[Refer to criteria in Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.62 and explain why the criteria are
satisfied by the issues presented.]
For example: The Court should grant review because the issue described above
present a novel question of constitutional law that the Wisconsin Appellate Court
have not previously considered. Resolution of these issues by the Supreme Court
is necessary to provide guidance to the lower courts and law enforcement
regarding the limits that law enforcement officials must observe in attempting to
recover evidence of a drug crime.

STATE OF FACTS AND OF THE CASE


     
[Set forth a statement of the case, including a description of the nature of the
case, including a description of the nature of the case.]
and
[Set forth the procedural status of the case leading up to the filing of this
petition for review; the dispositions in the trial court and Court of Appeals.]
and
[Set forth a statement of any facts not included in the Court of Appeals’
decision or order that are relevant to the issues presented for review.]

ARGUMENT
     
[Set forth an argument expanding on the reasons why the Supreme Court
should grant the petition for review.]

Date:      
           (Signature, State Bar No. if applicable)

      (Address)

      (Telephone No.)

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