State v. Speese

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. Speese, 191 Wis. 2d 205, 528 N.W.2d 63 (Ct. App. 1995), reversing 13 of the defendant's 22 convictions entered by the circuit court for Monroe County, James W. Rice, judge. Of the 13 convictions reversed, 11 involved counts charging Robert M. Speese, the defendant, with sexual contact and sexual intercourse with his stepdaughter's 15-year-old friend Kari, the victim, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 948.02(2) (1993-94); 2 one count charged the defendant with exposing the victim to harmful material, contrary to Wis. Stat. §…