Jackson v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction finding the defendant guilty of felony-theft contrary to sec. 943.20(1) (a), Stats. The defendant is claiming he was deprived of his right to a unanimous jury verdict when the trial court instructed the jury on all five alternative elements of the offense of theft — taking and carrying away, using, concealing, transferring and retaining. The defendant claims the same error was made when the court instructed the jury on the defendant’s culpability as a party to a crime. The facts as presented by the State at trial are as follows.

The first…