Double Jeopardy – General Appeal

By: Derek Hawkins//July 27, 2015//

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Criminal

WI Court of Appeals – District I

Officials: Kessler and Brennan, JJ., and Thomas Cane, Reserve Judge.

Double Jeopardy – General Appeal

13AP2782-CR State of Wisconsin v. Dewitt Antonio Faulkner

Appellant Dewitt Antonio Faulkner appeals judgment of circuit out convicting him of multiple counts, arguing that (1) Faulkner’s second trial was barred by double jeopardy and due process; (2) Faulkner was improperly convicted as a party to a crime; (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument and the jury instructions misled the jury; (4) the circuit court should have suppressed an illegally seized pistol; (5) Faulkner’s co-actors should not have been allowed to testify against him because they received concessions from the State; (6) it was error to charge Faulkner with the firearm enhancer; and (7) Faulkner was denied a fair trial based on an aggregation of these issues. We affirm.

Decision

Affirmed. Per Curiam

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