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Admission of Evidence – Other Acts

By: Derek Hawkins//September 8, 2016//

Admission of Evidence – Other Acts

By: Derek Hawkins//September 8, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Anton R. Dorsey

Case No.: 2015AP648-CR

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Admission of Evidence – Other Acts

Anton Dorsey appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of misdemeanor battery, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of aggravated battery, with the latter two counts having been charged as acts of domestic abuse, pursuant to WIS. STAT. §§ 973.055(1).  The jury acquitted Dorsey of a charge of strangulation and suffocation. Dorsey’s sole challenge on appeal is the circuit court’s admission of certain other-acts evidence. This issue requires us to address recent legislative changes to the greater latitude rule provided for in WIS. STAT. § 904.04(2)(b)1. Because we hold the circuit court properly admitted the other-acts evidence, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

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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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