Legal Opinion
State v. DeSantis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1990No. 88-1744-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. DeSantis, 151 Wis. 2d 504, 445 N.W.2d 331 (1989), reversing a judgment of conviction of second-degree sexual assault entered by the LaCrosse County Circuit Court, Michael J. Mulroy, Circuit Judge. The court of appeals reversed the conviction on the ground that the circuit court abused its discretion by precluding evidence the defense proffered of the complainant's prior untruthful allegations of sexual assault. We reverse the decision of the court of appeals.
Two issues are presented on appeal from the conviction: (1)…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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