Legal Opinion

State v. Rizzo

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 27, 2002No. 99-3266-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.

¶ 1. The petitioner, State of Wisconsin, seeks review of a published court of appeals decision reversing Joseph Rizzo's conviction for multiple counts of sexual assault and remanding his case for a new trial.1 The State argues that the court of appeals incorrectly concluded that its expert's testi*418mony constituted Jensen2 evidence, that is, evidence that an alleged victim exhibited behaviors consistent with those commonly observed in sexual assault victims. In addition, the State asserts that the court of appeals erred in determining that a new trial was the appropriate remedy and in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. DyessWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
  2. State v. CummingsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. JensenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  4. State v. RobinsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. DelaneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. GreenWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. Patrick J. LynchWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Brown County v. Shannon R.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
  4. State v. Alan S. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2023
  5. State v. VanmanivongWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003

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