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Wis. Stat. § 971.30

Motion defined

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case State v. Allen (2004)

Most recently applied in 349 Wis. 2d 1 - State v. Julius C. Burton (July 2013)

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(1) ‘‘Motion” means an application for an order.

(2) Unless otherwise provided or ordered by the court, all motions shall meet the following criteria:

(a) Be in writing.

(b) Contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the venue, the title of the action, the file number, a denomination of the party seeking the order or relief and a brief description of the type of order or relief sought.

(c) State with particularity the grounds for the motion and the order or relief sought.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.