STATE v. SHANKS

No. 01-1372-CR.

253 Wis.2d 600 (2002)

2002 WI App 93

644 N.W.2d 275

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

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Steven A. Koch of Seymour, Kremer, Nommensen, Morrissy & Koch, L.L.P., Elkhorn.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general, and James E. Doyle, attorney general.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Anderson and Snyder, JJ.


¶ 1. SNYDER, J.

Paul K. Shanks appeals from a judgment of conviction for first-degree sexual assault of a child, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 948.02(1) (1999-2000),1 and an order denying his request for postconviction relief. Shanks argues that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion in allowing the victim to sit on her grandmother's lap while testifying. Shanks also asserts...

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