STATE v. BARNES

No. 2018AP2005-CR.

990 N.W.2d 759 (2023)

2023 WI 45

407 Wis.2d 652

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Garland Dean BARNES, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: June 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner, there were briefs filed by Cole Daniel Ruby and Martinez & Ruby, LLP, Baraboo. There was an oral argument by Cole Daniel Ruby.

For the plaintiff-respondent, there was a brief filed by John W. Kellis , assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Joshua L. Kaul , attorney general. There was an oral argument by John W. Kellis, assistant attorney general.

REBECCA GRASSL BRADLEY, J., delivered the majority opinion for a unanimous Court. ZIEGLER, C.J., filed a concurring opinion, in which ROGGENSACK, J., joined.


¶1 This case raises two issues. The first concerns the right of a criminal defendant to be confronted with the witnesses against him under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The second concerns harmless error.

¶2 Garland Dean Barnes was...

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