Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//December 28, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Darrin K. Taylor

Case No.: 2016AP1956-CR; 2016AP1957-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Darrin K. Taylor was charged with sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s minor daughter and a bevy of other offenses—among them, causing mental harm to his victim and a bail jumping charge based on the mental harm charge. The sole issue in these consolidated appeals is whether the evidence was sufficient for the jury to convict Taylor on the charge for causing mental harm and the associated bail jumping charge. We conclude it was. Relevant facts support the jury’s verdict, and no expert testimony was required to show that Taylor caused mental harm to his victim.

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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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