The supreme court may take jurisdiction of an appeal or any other proceeding pending in the court of appeals if:

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 808.05

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
   (1)   It grants direct review upon a petition to bypass filed by a party;
   (2)   It grants direct review upon certification from the court of appeals prior to the court of appeals hearing and deciding the matter; or
   (3)   It, on its own motion, decides to review the matter directly.