State v. Anson

¶ 1. The State seeks review of a published court of appeals decision, State v. Anson, 2004 WI App 155, 275 Wis. 2d 832, 686 N.W.2d 712 [hereinafter "Anson II"]. The court of appeals reversed Christopher Anson's (Anson's) judgment of conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child and an order of the Walworth County Circuit Court, James L. Carlson, Judge, affirming that conviction and remanded for a new trial. Id., ¶ 1. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the court of appeals' decision, which remanded the case for a new trial.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE

¶ 2. This…