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Admission of Evidence – Expert Testimony
By: Derek Hawkins//November 9, 2021//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District III
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Kristine L. Buttke
Case No.: 2020AP1336-CR
Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Nashold, JJ.
Focus: Admission of Evidence – Expert Testimony
Kristine Buttke appeals from a conviction for causing mental harm to a child. She challenges the admission of expert testimony opining that the punishment regime Buttke imposed on the victim caused him mental harm in a “psychological” or “clinical” sense. We conclude the circuit court properly exercised its discretion in admitting the expert testimony and therefore affirm.
Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.
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