Opinion ID: 2161961
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Heading: Did the trial court err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss upon the close of the state's case in chief ?

Text: This issue is not properly before this court because the defense put in evidence and thereby waived its motion to dismiss.  `. . . It has generally been held when a court has the power to direct an acquittal or dismissal of a charge against the accused and has refused to direct a verdict of acquittal at the close of the prosecution's case, the introduction of evidence by the defendant, if the entire evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction, waives the motion to direct. . . .' Strait v. State (1969), 41 Wis. 2d 552, 558, 164 N. W. 2d 505; State v. Wickstrom (1961), 14 Wis. 2d 416, 419, 420, 111 N. W. 2d 176. However, the question remains whether there is sufficient credible evidence to support the jury's verdict.