State v. Heft

Samantha Heft appeals from an order denying her motion for postconviction relief under sec. 974.02, Stats. Her motion requested an order setting aside a judgment of conviction for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in violation of sec. 940.09(1), Stats., and a new trial on the matter. On appeal, Heft argues that her motion should have been granted because her fourteenth amendment rights to due process and equal protection were denied by the application of sec. 905.13, Stats., which prohibits comment upon or inference from a claim of privilege in criminal but not civil proceedings. We…