CVRB Documents

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The following documents may be helpful to understand the actions the Board may take when making a decision:   ​​

(Please note, the record numbers below do not necessarily indicate the year the case was filed, reviewed, or disposed.)

Involves a Victim​​'s Right To..​.
Filed AgainstRecord NumberOutcome
Attend ProceedingsDA’s Office 20-296​​ (PDF)
Violation
Attend ProceedingsDA’s Office 21-325 (PDF)
Violation
Be Heard at Certain Proceedings 

DA's Office 22-015 (PDF)
Violation
​Confer
​Prosecutor
​24-004 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
​Confer
​Prosecutor
 ​24-011 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
Confer with ProsecutionDA’s Office 20-296 (PDF)
Dismissed after Investigation
Confer with ProsecutionDA’s Office 21-310 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Confer with ProsecutionDA’s Office 21-317 (PDF)
Dismissed after Investigation
Confer with ProsecutionDA’s Office​
 22-003 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Confer with ProsecutionDA’s Office 226-011 (PDF)
Violation
Confer with ProsecutionDA’s Office 2210-017 (PDF) Dismissed after Investigation
Confer with Prosecution

DA’s Office 232-001 (PDF)​
Violation
​Confer with Prosecution
​Prosecutor
​23-017 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
​Confer with Prosecution
​Prosecutor​
​24-003 (PDF)
​Violation
Expeditious Return of PropertyLaw Enforcement 12-123 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Information about the Outcome of the CaseDA’s Office 21​-014 (PDF)
Violation
Information about the Outcome of the CaseDA’s Office 232-001 (PDF)
Violation
Information about Status of Investigation & Outcome of the CaseDA’s Office 2210-016 (PDF)
Violation
Information about Status of Investigation & Outcome of the CaseDA’s Office 233-004 (PDF)​
Violation
Information about Status of InvestigationLaw Enforcement 223-004 (PDF)Violation
Information about Status of InvestigationLaw Enforcement 225-007 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Information about Status of Investigation

Law Enforcement 233-005 (PDF)
Violation
​Notice of Offender's Release from Custody
​Prosecutor, Law Enforcement
​24-008 (PDF)
​Dismissed after investigation
Notice of ProceedingsDA’s Office 20-296 (PDF)
Violation
Notice of ProceedingsDA’s Office 21-313 (PDF)
Dismissed after Investigation
Notice of Proceedings

DA’s Office 2210-015 (PDF)
Violation
​Notice of Proceedings
​Prosecutor
​24-003 (PDF)
​Violation
PrivacyDA’s Office 20-274 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
PrivacyDA’s Office 21-313 (PDF)
Not attributable to respondent
PrivacyDA’s Office 22-003 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
PrivacyDA’s Office, Law Enforcement 21-322 (PDF)
Dismissed
PrivacyDA’s Office, Law Enforcement 227-012 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
PrivacyDA’s Office, Clerk of Court 23-009 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Privacy

Law Enforcement 22-001 (PDF)
Violation
​Proceedings Free From Unreasonable Delay

​Prosecutor
​24-006 (PDF)
​Violation
​Property Return
Law Enforcement,​Prosecutor
​23-016 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
​Property Return
​ Prosecutor
 ​24-006 (PDF)
​Violation
Protection from the AccusedLaw Enforcement 21-312 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Protection from the AccusedLaw Enforcement 224-006 (PDF)
Violation
Protection from the AccusedDA’s Office 232-001 (PDF)
Not attributable to respondent
Provide Information to the Court

DA’s Office 20-296 (PDF)
Violation
​Reasonable and Timely Information about Status of Investigation and Outcome of the Case
​Law Enforcement, Prosecutor
​23-016 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
​Reasonable and Timely Information about Status of Investigation and Outcome of the Case
​Prosecutor
​24-003 (PDF)
​Violation
​Reasonable and Timely Information about Status of Investigation and Outcome of the Case
​​Prosecutor
 ​24-009 (PDF)
​Violation
​Reasonable and Timely Information about Status of Investigation and Outcome of the Case
​​Prosecutor
​24-011 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
Restitution (Assistance with Collection)Dept. of Corrections 21-013 (PDF)​ Violation
Restitution (Assistance with Collection)Dept. of Corrections
 22-002 (PDF)
Violation
RestitutionDA’s Office
 21-304 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 20-274 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionLaw Enforcement, DA's Office 20-285 (PDF)No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionLaw Enforcement 224-006 (PDF)
Violation
Speedy DispositionLaw Enforcement 233-005 (PDF)
Violation
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 21-012 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 21-014 (PDF)
Violation
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 21-310 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 21-313 (PDF)​
Violation
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office   223-005 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 2210-016 (PDF)
Violation
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office 233-003 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Speedy DispositionDA’s Office

 233-004 (PDF)​
Violation
​Speedy Disposition

​Prosecutor
 ​24-004 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
​Timely Disposition
​Law Enforcement, Prosecutor
​23-016 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
Treatment Judge 20-296 (PDF)Referred to Judicial Commission 
Treatment DA’s Office 20-296 (PDF)
Dismissed after Investigation
Treatment DA’s Office 21-012 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Treatment DA’s Office 21-310 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Treatment DA’s Office 22-003 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
TreatmentDA’s Office 226-009 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
TreatmentDA’s Office 2210-015 (PDF)
Violation
TreatmentDA’s Office 2210-016 (PDF)
Violation
TreatmentDA’s Office 233-004 (PDF)
Violation
TreatmentLaw Enforcement, Victim Witness Office 20-285 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
TreatmentLaw Enforcement 22-001 (PDF)
Violation
TreatmentLaw Enforcement 223-004  (PDF) Violation
Treatment Law Enforcement 225-008 (PDF) Violation
TreatmentLaw Enforcement 2212-019 (PDF) No Probable Cause
TreatmentLaw Enforcement 2212-020 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Treatment
ME’s Office 223-005 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
​Treatment
​Law Enforce​ment
​23-015 (PDF)
​​Dismissed after Investigation​
​Treatment
​Prosecutor
​24-001 (PDF)
​​No Probable Cause
​Treatment
​Prosecutor
​24-002 (PDF)
​​No Probable Cause
​Treatment
​Law Enforcement
​24-004 (PDF)​
​No Probable Cause
​Treatment
​Prosecutor
​24-006 (PDF)
​Dismissed after Investigation
​Treatment
​Prosecutor, Law Enforcement
​24-011 (PDF)
​​No Probable Cause
​Treatment
​Law Enforcement
​25-003 (PDF)
​No Probable Cause
​Victim Status
​Prosecutor
​24-007 (PDF)
​Violation
Written Victim Information from DADA's Office 20-285 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from DADA’s Office 233-003 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from LE Law Enforcement 21-304 (PDF) 
Violation
Written Victim Information from LE Law Enforcement 223-004 (PDF) Violation
Written Victim Information from LE Law Enforcement 225-007 (PDF)
No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from LE
Law Enforcement

 2212-018 (PDF)
Violation
​Written Victim Information from LE
​Law Enforcement
​23-015 (PDF)
​Violation
(No Victim Right Implicated)DA’s Office 20-291 (PDF) Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)DA’s Office 21-331 (PDF)
Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)
WI DOJ 232-002 (PDF)
Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)Law Enforcement, DA's Office 23-013 (PDF) Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)

Law Enforcement, Coroner, Mayor, City Atty  23-014 (PDF)​
Dismissed
​(No Victim Right Implicated)
​Prosecutor
​25-006 (PDF)
​Dismissed
​(N/A)
​Judge
​25-007 (PDF)
​Dismissed due to Lack of Jurisdiction
​(N/A)
​Prosecutor
 ​25-008 (PDF)
​Dismissed due to Lack of Jurisdiction
 

Reports & Recommendations Issued by the CVRB
​Right to Attend Court Proceedings in the Case
Statutes: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.04(1v)(b), 950.07 ​
Wis. Const. Article 1, s​ec. 9​m, (2)(e)​

Case Summary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More 
Incarcerated victim not transported to attend hearings related to assault committed against him.Nov-2006Prosecutor CVRB 09 (PDF)
Jailed victim not permitted to attend court proceeding as the father of a crime victim.Jun-2007Sheriff’s Department CVRB 11 (PDF)
Victim requested in writing to exercise many victim’s rights.  Prosecutor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement prior to initial hearing and victim was not given an opportunity to confer or notice to attend the court hearing on the matter.May-2014Prosecutor CVRB 29 (PDF)
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Right to receive c​hapter 950 rights and services
Statutes:  Wis. Stat. §§ 950.08(3), 950.04(1v)(zx)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(p)

Case Summar​y Date Issued Issued To Read More 
Complainant not permitted to acces​s DOJ informal complaint process.
Jul-2007WI Dept. of Justice CVRB 12 (PDF)

​Right to Con​fer 
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(j)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(h) 

Case Summary​​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Prosecutor did not confer with victim, was unaware of victim’s wishes. Aug-2005Prosecutor CVRB 05 (PDF)
Victim wished to confer but was confused about how to request and exercise the right to confer. Jul-2008Prosecutor CVRB 15 (PDF)
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​Determining Victim Statu​s​

Statute: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.02(4)(a)(1)​, 950.02(4)(b); 

Wis. Const. art. I, §§​9m(1)(a)(1)​, art. I, § 9m (2)

Case Summary​​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Individual denied victim status based on individual’s criminal conduct. 
Mar-2026
Prosecutor CVRB 41 (PDF)

​Notice of Proceedings; ​Right to notice of hearing and court pro​ceedings 

​Statute: Wis. Stat. §  950.04(1v)(g)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(g) 

Case S​​ummary
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Victim of assault did not receive notice of sentencing hearing when a pretrial conference abruptly changed to a plea and sentencing proceeding.   Proceedings commenced without waiting for the victims’ rights request form to be returned by the victim.Aug-2005Prosecutor CVRB 05 (PDF)
Complainant was assaulted while incarcerated and requested notice of all hearings and proceedings related to his assault; notice of the plea and sentencing hearing was not provided.Nov-2006Prosecutor CVRB 09 (PDF)
Victim of domestic violence did not receive notice of hearings from the DA’s office and relied instead on information provided by the offender’s defense attorney. Nov-2011Prosecutor CVRB 25 (PDF)
Victim requested in writing to exercise many victim’s rights.  Prosecutor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement prior to initial hearing and victim was not given an opportunity to confer or notice to attend the court hearing on the matter.​
May-2014Prosecutor CVRB 29 (PDF)
Victim requested notice of sentencing hearing and to make a victim impact statement at sentencing hearing.  The victim was given the wrong date did not appear at the hearing.  When the victim did not appear, the prosecutor did not make reasonable attempts to provide the victim with notice of the hearing.Dec-2016Prosecutor CVRB 32 (PDF)
Victim did not receive notice of a hearing to vacate a restitution order 22 years after the crime. Apr-2019
Prosecutor CVRB 35 (PDF)
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Notifications to Victims Regarding Release from Custody​

Statute: Wis. Const. art. I § 9m (2)(k)​

Case Summary​​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Victim not notified of offender’s release from custody. 
Mar-2026
Prosecutor, Law Enforcement
 CVR​B 42 (PDF)

​Privacy
Statutes: Wis. Stat. §  950.04(1v)(ag), 950.04(1v)(dr)
Wis. Const. Article ​1,   sec. 9m, (2)(b)

Case Summary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Public employee violated victim's right to s. 950.04(1v)(dr) when she disclosed for unofficial purposes the name of a domestic violence victim and the fact that she filed papers with the courthouse in which the employee worked. Sept-2015Public Officials, Public Agencies, Public Employees CVRB 30 (PDF)
Public official violated the victim's right to respect for her privacy by sharing case information, including personal and sensitive information about the victim, with a community advocacy organization with the intent to inform advocates about the case should the victim seek services.   The victim was extremely distressed by the disclosure of this information which she did not want shared in her community.Oct-2019Public Officials, Public Agencies, Public Employees CVRB 36 (PDF)​
Law enforcement officer violated a sexual assault victim's right to privacy and respect for her privacy by sharing information about her involvement in an unrelated law enforcement contact.  This information was shared with other reporting victims in a disparaging context to call into question her credibility and the strength of her case. April-2023Law Enforcement Agency CVRB 39 (PDF)

​Right to Reasonable Protection from the Accused
​Wis. Const. Article 1,​ sec. 9m, (2)(f)

Case Summary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Clerk of Court policies led directly to a victim's married name being discoverable on a public website.  (Victim's assailant previously only knew her by her maiden name.)Mar-2019Elected Clerk of Court CVRB 34 (PDF)
Victim put in proximity to th​e offender while both in custody.Jan-2020County Jail Administrator CVRB 37 (PDF)

Right to receive information about the disposition ​of the case

 Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(zm)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec​. 9m, (2)(o)

Case S​​ummary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
Prosecutor denied requests from victim of felony hit and run for information about the terms of the offender’s deferred prosecution agreement.Aug-2008Prosecutor CVRB 17 (PDF)

Right to receive written information from the Distr​ict Attorney about rights and how to exercise rights
​Statute: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.04(1v)(u), 950.08(2r)
Wis. Const. Article 1, ​sec. 9m, (2)(p)

Case Summary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More 
Victims of a hit and run did not receive information about their case and rights and were unable to provide information to the court. Nov-2010Prosecutor CVRB 23 (PDF)
Victim of domestic violence had initial contact with case as a witness.  When that status changed from witness to victim, the office did not provide required rights’ information.Nov-2011Prosecutor CVRB 25 (PDF)

Right to receive wri​tten information from Law Enforcement ​

Statutes:  Wis. Stat. §§ 950.04(1v)(t),   ​ 950.08(2g)
Wis. Const. Art​icle 1, sec. 9m, (2)(p)

Case Su​​mmary
 Date Issued Issued To Read More 
Law enforcement agency erroneously believed notice of rights was provided by district attorney's victim witness office and did not have a policy for providing the required written notice.July 2021Police Department CVRB 38 (PDF)
SPECIAL REPORT: Duty of Law Enforcement to Provide Specific Written Information Within 24 hours of Contact2017Law Enforcement CVRB 33 (PDF)
Victim was not given the required written information and requests for information were ignored. Jul-2012Sheriff Dept. CVRB 01 (PDF)
Complainant was not given victims’ rights information from the law enforcement agency investigating the sexual assault of complainant’s child. The agency did not have the required written information to give victims and used instead a local victim service brochure which did not comply with the statutory requirements.Nov-2007Police Dept. CVRB 13 (PDF)
Complainant was incarcerated when child died as a result of neglect by the child’s guardians. Complainant was not given victims’ rights information by law enforcement when contacted about the crime.Dec-2006Police Dept. CVRB 10 (PDF)
Victim alleged the required written information was not provided.Oct-2004Police Dept. CVRB 04 (PDF)

Right​ to Restitution
​Wisconsin Constitution, Article 1,  § 9m(2)(m)​
Case​ Summary
 Date Issued Issued To Read More 
This report was issued​ in response to two complaints filed against the Department of Corrections alleging DOC violated the complainants' right to be provided with assistance collecting restitution pursuant to Wis. Const., art. I, sec. 9m(2)((m).​
July 2023WI Dept. of Corrections CVRB 40 (PDF)

​Right​ to a speedy disposition of the ca​se
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(k)
Wis. Const. Articl​e 1, sec. 9m, (2)(c) and (d)​

Case Summary​​​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
SPECIAL REPORT: Speedy Disposition for Crime Victims2010Public Officials CVRB 21 (PDF)
Charging decision in theft case delayed 8 months.Aug-2003Prosecutor CVRB 03 (PDF)
Charging decision in child sexual assault case delayed approximately 8 months.Aug-2006Prosecutor

​Victim-Witness		 CVRB 07 (PDF)
Charging decision in assault case delayed 13 months.Mar-2008Prosecutor CVRB 14 (PDF)
Disposition of vehicular homicide case delayed approximately four years; 14-month delay caused by military deployment of defendant.Mar-2009Prosecutor, Judge CVRB 16 (PDF)
2 year delay to notify parents of a charging decision related to a car accident in which their child was killed.Jul-2009Prosecutor CVRB 19 (PDF)
Charging decision in child sexual assault case delayed 19 months.Sep-2009Prosecutor CVRB 20 (PDF)
Investigation of child sexual assault case delayed 38 months.Apr-2011Detective CVRB 22 (PDF)
Charging decision in theft case delayed 3 years.Jan-2013Prosecutor CVRB 24 (PDF)
Charging decision in child sexual assault case delayed 10 months. Jul-2013Prosecutor CVRB 27 (PDF)
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​Treatment Issues
​Statutes: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(ag)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2) (2)(a)

Case ​​Summary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More 
Law enforcement officer made disparaging remarks about a sexual assault victim's credibility when interviewing other reporting victims. April-2023Law Enforcement Agency CVRB 38 (PDF)

​​Witness' right to protection from harm aris​ing from cooperation with Law Enforcement & Prosecution Efforts
​​Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(2w)(c) 

Case Summary​
 Date Issued Issued To Read More
A witness to protection order vio​lations alleged the right to protection was violated when law enforcement minimized and did not follow up on the witness’s reports.
Apr-2006Law Enforcement CVRB 08 (PDF)​

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