Court Error – Admittance of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//March 29, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Michael J. Jones

Case No.: 2015AP782-CR

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten and Sherman, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Admittance of Evidence

Michael Jones appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts each of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of twelve and incest with a child, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Jones contends that he is entitled to a new trial because the court erred in admitting certain evidence at trial, permitting a trial witness to be present in the courtroom during the victim’s testimony, and denying his request that the jury be instructed on fourth-degree sexual assault. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

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