6th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause

By: Derek Hawkins//June 16, 2021//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Celso M. Deleon-Yuja

Case No.: 2019AP2059-CR

Officials: Brash, P.J., Donald and White, JJ.

Focus: 6^th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause

Celso M. Deleon-Yuja appeals the circuit court order denying postconviction relief as well as the underlying judgment of conviction for two counts of first-degree child sexual assault—sexual contact with a child under age thirteen. Deleon-Yuja argues that his Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights were violated when the circuit court did not permit him to cross-examine the victims or their parents about the U-Visa immigration program. We conclude that the circuit court did not improperly limit cross-examination such that Deleon-Yuja’s confrontation rights were violated, and thus did not erroneously deny his motion for postconviction relief. Accordingly, we affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Associate Corporate Counsel, IP at Amazon.

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