State v. Richards

HEFFERNAN, Chief Justice.

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals which affirmed a judgment and order of the circuit court of Milwaukee county. The defendant, Kevin Richards, was found guilty of aggravated battery following a jury trial presided over by Judge Ralph Adam Fine. Following the entry of judgment and sentence, a motion for a new trial was brought before Judge Rudolph Randa. The motion was denied.

The issue raised on the motion for new trial, in the court of appeals, and in this court on review, is whether either simple battery (sec. 940.19(1), Stats.) or intermediate…