By: dmc-admin//November 19, 2001//
Leland Jarvey appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict convicting him of first-degree murder. Jarvey seeks a new trial on grounds that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion when it admitted other acts evidence that Jarvey allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and denied Jarvey’s request to impeach the woman’s credibility with prior crimes evidence. First, we conclude that the court did not erroneously exercise its discretion when it refused to admit evidence of the witness’s criminal history. Second, without deciding whether the other acts evidence was improperly admitted, we conclude that the error, if any, was harmless.
We affirm the judgment.
Not recommended for publication in the official reports.
Dist III, Brown County, Zuidmulder, J., Cane, C.J.
Attorneys:
For Appellant: John J. Grau, Waukesha
For Respondent: William C. Wolford, Madison; John P. Zakowski, Green Bay