State v. Freer

¶ 1. Stephen Freer appeals a circuit court order denying his motion to dismiss and a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict for misdemeanor intimidation of a crime victim contrary to Wis. Stat. § 940.44(2) (2007-08), 1 and felony bail jumping. Freer contends that the State failed to prove the crime because the victim intimidation statute plainly excludes from its reach the scenario here, an act of intimidation that occurs after a complaint has been sought. We reject Freer's interpretation of § 940.44(2), and affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. The relevant facts are undisputed. Freer was involved…