State v. Hanson

¶ 1. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals1 that affirmed the judgment of the circuit court,2 holding Daniel H. Hanson guilty of fleeing a traffic officer, a felony under Wis. Stat. § 346.04(3) (2007-08).3 The jury found that Hanson knowingly fled a sheriffs deputy after a traffic stop, and that Hanson's "willful or wanton disregard" of the officer's signal interfered with or endangered the officer or the public. The jury rejected Hanson's self-defense claim by which he asserted that his flight toward a police station was motivated by his fear that the traffic…