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STATE v. VINSON

No. 93-1680-CR.

183 Wis.2d 297 (1994)

515 N.W.2d 314

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Michael VINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Donald T. Lang of Office of the State Public Defender of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Stephen W. Kleinmaier, assistant attorney general.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Dykman, J.

EICH, C.J.

Michael Vinson appeals from judgments convicting him of two counts of sexually assaulting a young boy and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

The issues are: (1) whether the trial court's statement, in ruling on the child victim's competency to testify, that the child was a "credible" witness denied Vinson due process and a fair trial; (2) whether the child's mother impermissibly testified as to the truthfulness of her son...

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