Legal Opinion
State v. Marcum
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 22, 1992No. 91-0592-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Harrison M. Marcum appeals two convictions of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, C.O. We reverse one of the convictions because the verdict was so unspecific as to violate Marcum's sixth amendment right to a unanimous verdict and his fifth amendment due process right to verdict specificity. We do this on ineffective assistance of counsel grounds for failure to object to the fined verdict forms. We affirm the other conviction.
The facts relating to the reversal will be stated first. The complaint charged Marcum with two counts, alleging one event in August 1989 and one in September 1989.…
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