§ 968.45 — Witness rights; transcripts.

Wisconsin § 968.45

• Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
• Ch. 968: Commencement of criminal proceedings

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968.45
968.45(1) (1) Any witness appearing before a grand jury may have counsel present, but the counsel shall not be allowed to examine his or her client, cross-examine other witnesses or argue before the judge. Counsel may consult with his or her client while before a grand jury. If the prosecuting officer, attorney for a witness or a grand juror believes that a conflict of interest exists for an attorney or attorneys to represent more than one witness before a grand jury, the person so believing may make a motion before the presiding judge to disqualify the attorney from representing more than one witness before the grand jury. A hearing shall be held upon notice with the burden upon the moving party to establish the conflict.
968.45(2) (2) No grand jury transcript may be made public until the trial of anyone indicted by the grand jury and then only that portion of the transcript that is relevant and material to the case at hand. This subsection does not limit the defendant’s rights to discovery under s. 971.23 .

Legislative History

968.45 History History: 1979 c. 291 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); Stats. 1997 s. 968.45.