State v. Cummings

Brian P. Cummings appeals from a judgment convicting him of battery to a correctional officer contrary to sec. 940.20(1), Stats. Cummings claims that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove each element of battery; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to provide a self-defense instruction; (3) the trial court violated his right to present a defense when it excluded the testimony of one of his witnesses; and (4) the trial court violated his right to a fair trial by allowing into evidence a statement he made to an officer that he had AIDS. We resolve all issues against Cummings and affirm…