Bowie v. State

Harold Ray Bowie (the defendant) was convicted of forgery (uttering) as party to a crime contrary to secs. 943.38 (2) 1 and 939.-05, 2 Stats. On appeal Bowie asserts that the trial court committed two errors: (1) it erred in denying his motion for a mistrial after a witness for the prosecution testified that she had received threats concerning her testimony but did not connect those threats to the defendant; and (2) it erred in adjourning the proceedings to enable the prosecution to obtain a witness. We affirm the conviction.

At trial before a jury, the prosecution’s primary witness, Gwendolyn…