Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//June 11, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Mark A. Stevens

Case No.: 2016AP2206-CR

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

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Mark Stevens appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, contrary to WIS.STAT. § 948.02(1)(e) (2015-16). Stevens argues the circuit court erred by admitting the child victim’s videotaped interview at the bench trial. We conclude that Stevens has not overcome the presumption that the error, if any, in admitting the video was harmless. Therefore, we affirm the judgment.

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