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Rape Shield Law

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

Rape Shield Law

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

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Nelson I. Humes

Case No.: 20156AP1792-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Rape Shield Law

Nelson Humes appeals a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of three counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child under sixteen. The trial court ruled that the rape shield law, WIS. STAT. § 972.11(2) (2013-14) barred evidence of other sexual conduct of the three victims. Humes contends the ruling violated his right to confrontation and prevented him from presenting his misidentification defense. 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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