Legal Opinion

State v. Evans

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 16, 1994No. 93-1869-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.

John E. Evans appeals from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, for first-degree sexual assault of a child, contrary to § 948.02(1), Stats., and from an order denying his motion for post-conviction relief. Evans presents three issues for our review. First, he contends that the trial court erred by preventing him on direct examination from eliciting testimony in the form of specific instances of past behavior that attacked the non-testifying victim's character for truthfulness. Second, he challenges the trial court's competency to try his case because of an allegedly deficient…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1998
  2. State v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1995
  3. State v. Richard A. P.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1998
  4. State v. WebsterCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1995
  5. State v. DelRealCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999

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