Legal Opinion

State v. Scott

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided February 29, 2000No. 98-3105-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSchudson, J.

¶ 1. Dennis E. Scott appeals from the judgment of conviction for burglary, party to a crime, and theft, party to a crime, following a jury trial, and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Challenging only the burglary conviction, 1 he argues that the trial court erred by deferring, and later denying, his motion to dismiss following the State's presentation of its case-in-chief. He also argues that the trial court erred in allowing the State to impeach his defense witness by eliciting evidence of the witness's sentences and parole eligibility date. We affirm.

¶ 2. Based…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. State v. PoellingerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Vollmer v. LuetyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. LenarchickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State v. PettyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. SearcyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2005
  2. State v. HenningCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2013

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