The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a court of appeals decision on Tuesday that juveniles whom the court has determined should be tried as adults in one county should thereafter be tried as adults for any other offenses in any other counties.
The court reached this determination based on their interpretation of a Wisconsin statute that is commonly referred to as “once waived, always waived.” The implication is that once a juvenile has been waived into adult court, any further proceedings will be held there as well. The relevant text is as follows:
