Due Process Violation and Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//October 7, 2020//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin, et al., v. Richard L. Austin, Jr.,

Case No.: 2019AP1524

Officials: NEUBAUER, C.J.

Focus: Due Process Violation and Sufficiency of Evidence

Richard L. Austin, Jr., appeals from an order finding him in contempt for lack of child support, sentencing him to forty-five days in jail. Austin asserts that the Washington County Child Support Agency lacked jurisdiction to enforce child support laws. He also asserts that the circuit court failed to protect his right to due process and suggests that sufficient evidence did not support the contempt order. Austin’s arguments are largely based on irrelevant federal law. We conclude the circuit court had jurisdiction to enforce child support laws, Austin has failed to identify any due process issue, and there was sufficient support for the court’s finding of contempt. 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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