971.105 Child victims and witnesses; duty to expedite proceedings. In all criminal and delinquency cases, juvenile fact-finding hearings under s. 48.31 and juvenile dispositional hearings involving a child victim or witness, as defined in s. 950.02, the court and the district attorney shall take appropriate action to ensure a speedy trial in order to minimize the length of time the child must endure the stress of the child's involvement in the proceeding. In ruling on any motion or other request for a delay or continuance of proceedings, the court shall consider and give weight to any adverse impact the delay or continuance may have on the well-being of a child victim or witness.
History: 1983 a. 197; 1985 a. 262 s. 8; 1993 a. 98; 1995 a. 77.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 971 - Criminal procedure — proceedings before and at trial.
971.01 - Filing of the information.
971.02 - Preliminary examination; when prerequisite to an information or indictment.
971.027 - Protected information.
971.04 - Defendant to be present.
971.08 - Pleas of guilty and no contest; withdrawal thereof.
971.09 - Plea of guilty to offenses committed in several counties.
971.095 - Consultation with and notices to victim.
971.105 - Child victims and witnesses; duty to expedite proceedings.
971.109 - Freezing assets of a person charged with financial exploitation of an elder person.
971.11 - Prompt disposition of intrastate detainers.
971.12 - Joinder of crimes and of defendants.
971.14 - Competency proceedings.
971.15 - Mental responsibility of defendant.
971.16 - Examination of defendant.
971.165 - Trial of actions upon plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
971.17 - Commitment of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or mental defect.
971.18 - Inadmissibility of statements for purposes of examination.
971.20 - Substitution of judge.
971.22 - Change of place of trial.
971.223 - Change of place of trial for certain violations.
971.225 - Jury from another county.
971.23 - Discovery and inspection.
971.27 - Lost information, complaint or indictment.
971.31 - Motions before trial.
971.315 - Inquiry upon dismissal.
971.32 - Ownership, how alleged.
971.33 - Possession of property, what sufficient.
971.36 - Theft; pleading and evidence; subsequent prosecutions.
971.365 - Crimes involving certain controlled substances.
971.366 - Use of another's personal identifying information: charges.
971.367 - False statements to financial institutions: charges.
971.37 - Deferred prosecution programs; domestic abuse and child sexual abuse.
971.375 - Deferred prosecution agreements; sanctions.
971.38 - Deferred prosecution program; community service work.
971.39 - Deferred prosecution program; agreements with department.
971.40 - Deferred prosecution agreement; placement with volunteers in probation program.