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Court Error – Venue and Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//July 5, 2017//

Court Error – Venue and Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//July 5, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. John Spooner

Case No.: 2015AP2089-CR

Officials: Kessler, Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Venue and Evidence

John Spooner appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, on one count of first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon. He claims that the trial court erred in refusing to change venue; that insufficient evidence supports the jury’s finding of guilt; that the trial court erred in refusing to give a particular jury instruction; and that the real controversy was not fully tried. We reject these arguments and affirm the judgment.

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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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