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STATE v. VENEMA

No. 01-2502-CR.

257 Wis.2d 491 (2002)

2002 WI App 202

650 N.W.2d 898

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Paul VENEMA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, there was oral argument and briefs submitted by Randall R. Garczynski of Garczynski & Brennan Law Offices, S.C. of Elkhorn.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Edwin J. Hughes, assistant attorney general. There was oral argument by Edwin J. Hughes.

Before Brown, Anderson and Snyder, JJ.

¶ 1. BROWN, J.

Paul Venema was convicted of having a private interest in a public contract contrary to WIS. STAT. § 946.13(1)(a) (1999-2000).1 On appeal, Venema argues that he could not have violated the statute as a matter of law because he left office before the contract was executed. Therefore, according to Venema, he never improperly wore "two hats." We reject this argument because it relies on a very narrow construction...

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