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STATE v. SWOPE

No. 2007AP1785-CR.

762 N.W.2d 725 (2008)

2008 WI App 175

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Craig A. SWOPE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed November 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Dianne M. Erickson of Wasielewski and Erickson, Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of William L. Ganser, assistant attorney general, and J.B. Van Hollen, attorney general.

Before BROWN, C.J., ANDERSON, P.J., and SNYDER, J.

¶ 1 ANDERSON, P.J.

Craig A. Swope appeals from his conviction for two counts of intentional first-degree homicide. He claims that the trial court erred in permitting an FBI agent to testify about a "death scene" analysis that he conducted. First, Swope asserts that "death scene" analysis is a "junk science," and the agent was not qualified to give an expert opinion. Second, he argues that the admission of the agent's conversations with third parties violated...

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