Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//December 27, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Michael A. Cefalu

Case No.: 2017AP1193-CR

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

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Following a bench trial, Michael Cefalu was convicted of attempted theft by fraud, as a party to the crime, of property worth over $5000 but not more than $10,000. Cefalu now appeals his judgment of conviction, along with an order denying his motion for reconsideration of the guilty verdict. He argues the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his conviction, and he also contends the circuit court improperly determined that the value of the property in question exceeded $5000. We reject these arguments and 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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