State v. Gesch

Gregory Gesch (Gesch) seeks review of a court of appeals' decision affirming his conviction of one count of criminal trespass to a medical facility. Gesch contends that he was denied his constitutional rights to due process and a fair and impartial jury when the circuit court refused to strike for cause a prospective juror whose brother was the State of Wisconsin's (State's) only police witness. We agree. We conclude that prospective jurors who are related to a state witness by blood or marriage to the third degree as shown in Figure 852.03(2), Stats., must be struck from the jury panel on…