Court Error – Hearsay Testimony

By: Derek Hawkins//December 19, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jermaine Contrell Weston

Case No.: 2016AP2340-CR

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

Focus: Court Error – Hearsay Testimony

Jermaine Contrell Weston appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 941.30(1), 939.63(1)(b), and 941.29(2) (2013-14). Weston argues that he is entitled to a new trial because: (1) the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay testimony from an unidentified witness; (2) the admission of that hearsay testimony violated Weston’s confrontation rights; and (3) the erroneous admission of the hearsay testimony and the denial of Weston’s confrontation rights were not harmless. We affirm.

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