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Court Error – Evidentiary Rulings

By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//

Court Error – Evidentiary Rulings

By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Kentonyo Morgan

Case No.: 2016AP1118-CR

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Evidentiary Rulings

Kentonyo Morgan appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide while armed with a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. Morgan additionally appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial and from those parts of an order denying most of his reconsideration motion. Morgan contends the trial court made several erroneous evidentiary rulings during the trial. We reject Morgan’s arguments and affirm the judgment and orders.

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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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