Evidence — other acts

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Criminal

Evidence — other acts

Antonio Luckett appeals from a judgment convicting him of a total of eleven counts of battery, possession of THC and cocaine, threats to injure, possession of a firearm by a felon, and bail jumping and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. On appeal, Luckett argues that the trial court erred in admitting six-year-old other-acts evidence or, alternatively, that defense counsel ineffectively failed to adequately object to its admission. Luckett also asserts that the prosecutor’s opening-statement, closing-argument, and rebuttal comments urged the jury to view the other-acts evidence as propensity evidence, and that defense counsel failed to object to it and request a curative instruction. We reject his contentions and affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2012AP1460-CR State v. Luckett

Dist II, Racine County, Gasiorkiewicz, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Lichstein, Byron C., Madison; For Respondent: Kassel, Jeffrey J., Madison; Chiapete, W. Richard, Racine