Abuse of Discretion Exclusion of Evidence.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Justin D. Blanchard

Case No.: 2019AP708-CR

Officials: Fitzpatrick, P.J., Kloppenburg, and Graham, JJ.

Focus: Abuse of Discretion Exclusion of Evidence

Justin D. Blanchard appeals the judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of battery and disorderly conduct as acts of domestic abuse perpetrated against E.U., with whom he lived and had a child. Blanchard argues that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion, and denied him his constitutional right to present a defense, when it excluded evidence relating to certain photographs that E.U. took of herself and sent to Blanchard days after the incident that...