Due Process Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//July 8, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. John S. Finley

Case No.: 2018AP258-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.

Focus: Due Process Violation

John Finley appeals from a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of the same child—his nine-year-old niece—as well as from the denial of his postconviction motion. He insists he is entitled to a new trial because the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress a taped, incriminating statement he made to the police. He claims the statement was involuntary, specifically asserting he was coerced into making it, in violation of his state and federal due process rights. We conclude that Finley’s statement was voluntary, and thus the court did not err. 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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