State v. Perkins

¶ 1. Eugene M. Perkins appeals from a judgment, entered after a jury trial, convicting him of one count of second-degree sexual assault of a mentally ill individual, in violation of Wis. Stat. § 940.225(2)(c) (2001-02). Perkins contends that there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction because: (1) the State "failed to present expert testimony to establish whether the victim, H.V[,] suffered from any mental illness or... deficiency to the extent that it would render her incapable [of] appraising her own behavior"; and (2) the State did not present any evidence that would "permit…