Court Error Abuse of Discretion.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Geoffrey D. Hesser

Case No.: 2017AP1378-CR

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

Focus: Court Error Abuse of Discretion

Geoffrey Hesser appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury's verdict, convicting him of second-degree sexual assault by use or threat of force or violence, contrary to WIS. STAT. 940.225(2)(a) (2015-16). Hesser contends that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion by: (1) permitting the State to amend the Information on the first morning of his trial; (2) excluding portions of a Facebook Messenger conversation between Hesser and the victim of the assault, Annie ; and (3) denying Hesser's request to allow the jury to view Annie's car, where the assault occurred. Hesser also contends that the combined effect of these errors deprived him of his constitutional right to...