Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//April 5, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Dakota R. Black

Case No.: 2017AP837-CR

Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Kloppenburg and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Dakota Black appeals a judgment of conviction for first degree reckless homicide of five-year-old B.A.T., in violation of WIS. STAT. § 940.02(1) (2015-16). Black argues that the circuit court erred by: excluding evidence regarding a potential cause of B.A.T.’s death; failing to exclude the testimony of two of the State’s expert witnesses and a rebuttal witness; and denying his post-conviction motion for ineffective assistance of counsel. Black also contends that he is entitled to a new trial in the interest of justice. We reject Black’s arguments and affirm.

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