Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 968.06 (2026)
Indictment by grand jury
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968.06968.06 Indictment by grand jury. Upon indictment by a grand jury a complaint shall be issued, as provided by s. 968.02, upon the person named in the indictment and the person shall be entitled to a preliminary hearing under s. 970.03, and all proceedings thereafter shall be the same as if the person had been initially charged under s. 968.02 and had not been indicted by a grand jury.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2021 · leading case: State v. Moats, 457 N.W.2d 299 (Wis. 1990).
State v. Moats, 457 N.W.2d 299 (Wis. 1990). “[2] Chapter 291, Laws of 1979, created sec. 968.06, Stats., which provides: Indictment by grand jury.”
State of Wisconsin Ex Rel. Stevens v. Circuit Court for Manitowoc Cnty., 414 N.W.2d 832 (Wis. 1987). “[5] This holding in Welch has been subsequently abrogated by sec. 968.06, Stats., (1979), which states: Indictment by grand jury.”
Fredrick Lee Pharm v. Sherman Hatcher & Attorney Gen. of the State of Wisconsin, 984 F.2d 783 (7th Cir. 1993). “03; but see Wis. Stat. § 968.06 (in some cases, the courts may use both an indictment and an information).”
In Interest of TRB, 325 N.W.2d 329 (Wis. 1982). “When a defendant is named in an indictment by a Wisconsin grand jury, a judge is required to issue a warrant or a summons, sec. 968.06, Stats. 1979-80, but a defendant is entitled to a preliminary examination before an indictment is filed, secs.”
Negethon v. Nuss (E.D. Wis. 2021). “See Wis. Stat. §968.06 . Either way, a state court judge is not involved in determining how to bring a criminal charge against an individual.”
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