Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//April 10, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Daniel M. Wilson

Case No.: 2017AP813-CR

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

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Daniel M. Wilson appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, and the denial of his postconviction motion. He argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of repeated sexual assault of a child during the time period specified by the State. He also claims that his trial counsel was ineffective for (1) failing to object to the admission of medical test results of the victim, on the grounds that it was a violation of his right to confrontation; and (2) for failing to object to testimony by the State’s experts regarding the prevalence of familial relationships between sexual abuse victims and their abusers, on the grounds of unfair prejudice. We 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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