Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 9, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Leonard R. Cardenas

Case No.: 2016AP213

Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Kloppenburg, JJ.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Leonard Cardenas appeals a judgment that convicted him of second-degree sexual assault of a child and bail jumping, each as a repeat offender. Cardenas claims: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the sexual assault conviction; (2) the State improperly struck the only Hispanic juror from the jury panel; and (3) the circuit court admitted improper rebuttal evidence. For the reasons discussed below, we reject each of these contentions and affirm the judgment of conviction.

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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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