By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. William Johnathan Wilke
Case No.: 2016AP1171-CR
Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten, and Blanchard, JJ
Focus: Court Exercise of Discretion
William Jonathan Wilke appeals a judgment of conviction for burglary, robbery with threat of force, and possession of narcotic drugs, all as a repeater. Wilke contends that he was entitled to a mistrial based on the following violations of a pretrial order: (1) the circuit court read the repeater allegation in the information to all of the prospective jurors at the outset of voir dire; (2) a State’s witness testified to Wilke’s drug use; and (3) an exhibit displayed to the jury on a large screen revealed that Wilke had a prior felony case. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the circuit court properly exercised its discretion by denying Wilke’s motions for a mistrial. We affirm.