State v. Ott

Calvin Ott appeals from a judgment of conviction for injury by conduct regardless of life while using a dangerous weapon, pursuant to secs. 940.23 and 939.63 (1) (a), (2), Stats., and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. This motion was premised upon an investigation into the jury’s deliberations which revealed that a juror brought in a dictionary definition of “depraved.” After conducting a hearing pursuant to After Hour Welding v. Laneil Management Co., 105 Wis. 2d 130, 312 N.W.2d 859 (Ct. App. 1981), 1 the trial court concluded that the juror’s act did not give rise…