State v. Hamilton

Kurt Hamilton appeals from a judgment of conviction finding him guilty of twice violating sec. 943.37(3), Stats. Specifically, he was convicted of knowingly possessing, with intent to prevent their identification, an in-car stereo and a boom box with altered or removed serial numbers.

Hamilton raises two issues. First, he argues that the jury was improperly instructed that it could find the elements of knowledge and intent if it found similarity among two or more of the items allegedly found in his possession with the serial numbers altered or removed: a microwave, an in-car stereo, and a boom…