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Court Error – Right to Present Defense
By: Derek Hawkins//September 8, 2021//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District I
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Salar Zangana
Case No.: 2020AP1228-CR
Officials: DUGAN, J.
Focus: Court Error – Right to Present Defense
Salar Zangana appeals from a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct and from orders of the trial court denying his motion for postconviction relief and his motion for reconsideration. Zangana argues that he is entitled to a new trial because the trial court violated Zangana’s right to present a defense when it erroneously excluded a text message in which one of the victims allegedly apologizes for falsely accusing Zangana of domestic abuse. This court affirms.
Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.
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