Abuse of Discretion – Postconviction Motion Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//March 13, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. James Melvin Lewis, Jr.,

Case No.: 2016AP2140-CR

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

Focus: Abuse of Discretion – Postconviction Motion Denied

James Lewis, Jr., appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon; false imprisonment with use of a dangerous weapon; battery in the course of a burglary with use of a dangerous weapon; and two counts of armed robbery with use of force. Lewis also appeals the order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial. Lewis argues the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion by (1) denying Lewis’s motion to disqualify a witness, and (2) permitting the State to introduce evidence of a restraining order against Lewis. We reject Lewis’s arguments and affirm the judgment and order.

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