State v. Beauchamp

¶ 1. Marvin L. Beauchamp appeals the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide while armed. See Wis. Stat. §§ 940.01(1)(a) & 939.63. He also appeals the trial court's order denying his motion for postconviction relief. He claims that the trial court erroneously admitted as dying declarations the victim's assertions that Beauchamp shot him, and that his due-process rights were violated because the trial court received as sub stantive evidence prior inconsistent statements by two of the State's witnesses. We affirm and discuss these contentions in turn.

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