Admission of Evidence Expert Testimony.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Kristine L. Buttke

Case No.: 2020AP1336-CR

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Nashold, JJ.

Focus: Admission of Evidence Expert Testimony

Kristine Buttke appeals from a conviction for causing mental harm to a child. She challenges the admission of expert testimony opining that the punishment regime Buttke imposed on the victim caused him mental harm in a "psychological" or "clinical" sense. We conclude the circuit court properly exercised its discretion in admitting...