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Swikert v. State

Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Oct 30, 1973
211 N.W.2d 515 (Wis. 1973)

Opinion

Nos. State 152, 153.

Submitted under sec. (Rule) 251.54 October 3, 1973. —

Decided October 30, 1973.

ERROR to review judgments of the county court of Racine county: WILLIAM F. JONES, Judge.

For the plaintiffs in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Howard B. Eisenberg, state public defender.

For the defendant in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and Robert D. Martinson, assistant attorney general.


The plaintiffs in error contend the evidence presented to the jury was insufficient to support their convictions for rape and sexual perversion. This court has often said the question of the credibility of witnesses and the weight of the evidence is for the trier of fact to determine. Bautista v. State (1971), 53 Wis.2d 218, 191 N.W.2d 725; Brown v. State (1973), 59 Wis.2d 200, 207 N.W.2d 602. After reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the conviction, the court concludes the testimony of the victim was not inherently incredible and that the evidence presented was sufficient that the jury could be convinced of the plaintiffs' in error guilt, beyond a reasonable doubt.

The plaintiffs' in error contention that the statute proscribing sexual perversion, sec. 944.17, Stats., is unconstitutionally vague and overly broad, has been answered by this court in Jones v. State (1972), 55 Wis.2d 742, 200 N.W.2d 587.

The judgments are affirmed.


Summaries of

Swikert v. State

Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Oct 30, 1973
211 N.W.2d 515 (Wis. 1973)
Case details for

Swikert v. State

Case Details

Full title:SWIKERT, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error. MARMON…

Court:Supreme Court of Wisconsin

Date published: Oct 30, 1973

Citations

211 N.W.2d 515 (Wis. 1973)
60 Wis. 2d 772

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