By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 29, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Criminal Procedure — judicial bias
Demonta Hambright appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of intimidating a witness, his wife. The jury acquitted him of three other counts, including sexual assault of his wife. Hambright contends the circuit court’s comments at sentencing exhibited bias that should have resulted in the judge recusing herself, and the court relied on an improper factor during sentencing by refusing to accept the jury’s acquittal on the sexual assault charge. We reject those arguments and affirm the judgment. This opinion will not be published.
2013AP2016-CR State v. Hambright
Dist I, Milwaukee County, Dallet, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Tauscheck, George, Milwaukee; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Sanders, Michael C., Madison