Court Error Sufficiency of Evidence.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Ryan J. Hobbick

Case No.: 2017AP1400-CR

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

Focus: Court Error Sufficiency of Evidence

Ryan Hobbick appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury's verdict, convicting him of one count of burglary, as a party to the crime. He also appeals an order denying postconviction relief. Hobbick contends that: (1) the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion by allowing the State to introduce "other acts" evidence at trial; (2) he was denied his due process right to a fair trial when the State failed to disclose a favorable plea agreement it had reached with his codefendant, Miles Gloss; and (3) his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance by failing to cross-examine Gloss about his plea agreement and by failing to request a cautionary jury instruction...