Equal Protection Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//June 4, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Michael Exhavier Dunn

Case No.: 2018AP783-CR

Officials: Brennan, Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Equal Protection Violation

Michael Exhavier Dunn appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for robbery with the use of force as a party to a crime. Dunn also appeals the order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Dunn argues that the constitutional requirement for a jury pool to represent a fair cross section of the community was violated here, and further, that he was denied equal protection when the State used two peremptory strikes to remove two African-American jurors from the pool. Dunn also makes a claim of ineffective assistance by his trial counsel due to his failure to cross-examine a witness for the State regarding her identification of Dunn from surveillance video. The postconviction court denied Dunn’s motion without a hearing. We affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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