Court Error – Evidentiary Hearing

By: Derek Hawkins//July 2, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Randy Purifoy

Case No.: 2017AP1360

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

Focus: Court Error – Evidentiary Hearing

Randy Purifoy, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his petition for discharge from commitment under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2017-18). Purifoy complains that the circuit court erroneously refused to hold an evidentiary hearing on his pretrial motion, erroneously excluded a treatment progress report as a trial exhibit, and erroneously credited the testimony of one expert over that of two other experts. We reject Purifoy’s challenges and affirm the circuit court’s order.

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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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