Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//February 24, 2017//

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Venue: WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Javier Garcia

Case No.: 2015AP1957-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.

Javier Garcia appeals from judgments convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide, aggravated battery (great bodily harm), attempted first-degree sexual assault, and false imprisonment in connection with the August 2012 death of L.M. On appeal, Garcia challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him of first-degree sexual assault1 and whether the circuit court erred in barring his DNA expert from testifying at trial. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient, and we affirm the circuit court’s evidentiary ruling. We affirm the judgments of conviction.

Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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