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Court Exercise of Discretion

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

Court Exercise of Discretion

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

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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.

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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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