Jury Instructions

By: Derek Hawkins//May 22, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Emmanuel Earl Trammell

Case No.: 2017AP1206-CR

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

Focus: Jury Instructions

Emmanuel Earl Trammell appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him on one count of armed robbery and one count of operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. Trammell also appeals from an order that denied his postconviction motion without a hearing. Trammell contends that one of the jury instructions given reduced the State’s burden of proof, confused the jury, and misstated the law. Trammell also asserts that the “improper” instruction warrants a new trial in the interest of justice because the real controversy was not fully tried, or that the instruction was plain error warranting relief. We reject these arguments and affirm the judgment and order.

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