Admission of Evidence – Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//March 7, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Anthony R. Owens

Case No.: 2015AP1118-CR

Officials: Curley, P.J., Kessler and Brash, JJ.

Focus: Admission of Evidence – Sufficiency of Evidence

Anthony R. Owens appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime with the use of a dangerous weapon as a repeater, and possession of a firearm by a felon as a repeater. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion. Owens makes the following arguments on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred when it admitted Jamal Pinkard’s statements about who shot him as dying declarations; (2) the evidence against Owens was insufficient to support his convictions; and (3) Owens’s sentences were unduly harsh. We disagree and affirm.

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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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