Court Error – Daubert

By: Derek Hawkins//June 14, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Robert Lavern Cameron

Case No.: 2015AP1088-CR

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

Focus: Court Error – Daubert

Robert Lavern Cameron appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of armed robbery, first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, bail jumping, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Cameron also appeals the order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial. On appeal, Cameron argues that: (1) the trial court erred when it failed to hold a Daubert hearing, sua sponte, before allowing an intelligence analyst to give expert testimony about cell phone mapping; (2) the State’s closing argument constituted plain error because “the prosecutor vouched for the credibility of a key state’s witness”; (3) trial counsel was ineffective; and (4) the real controversy was not fully tried. (Capitalization omitted.) We affirm.

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