By: Derek Hawkins//September 18, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. John G. Tetting., Jr.
Case No.: 2016AP853-CR
Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Kloppenburg, JJ.
Focus: Court Error – Jury Instructions
John Tetting, Jr. appeals a judgment of conviction for second-degree intentional homicide, party to a crime, contrary to WIS. STAT §§ 940.05(1) and 939.05 (2007-08), and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Tetting contends the circuit court erred in: (1) instructing the jury on second-degree intentional homicide; (2) failing to provide a more specific answer to a question from the jury during deliberations; (3) denying his postconviction motion for a new trial on the ground that the jury was presented with prejudicial improper extraneous information. Tetting also asks this court to order a new trial in the interest of justice. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.