Jury Instructions

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Kaprisha E. Greer

Case No.: 2019AP806-CR

Officials: BRASH, P.J.

Focus: Jury Instructions

Kaprisha E. Greer appeals from her judgment of conviction after a jury convicted her of disorderly conduct with a domestic abuse assessment. She also appeals the order of the trial court denying her postconviction motion. Greer argues that the trial court erred in not including the “true threat” language of the jury instruction for disorderly conduct, asserting that the State had elicited evidence regarding a threat in its case-in-chief.

The trial court held that her argument had been waived because Greer never raised an objection during the trial regarding the jury instruction. Additionally, the court found that the State had not relied on a “true threat” as an alternative theory of proving the disorderly conduct charge, so the instruction was not necessary. Furthermore, even if the instruction should have been given, the court determined that any error was harmless. We affirm.

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