Court Opinion

ID: 9850100
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:52:10.804216+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:31.760303
License: Public Domain

LOUIS B. BUTLER, JR., J.
(concurring).
¶ 83. I join the decision and the mandate of the court. I agree with the court's interpretation and analysis of the Confrontation Clause under the facts of this case. While I disagree with the majority's statement of the harmless error test for the reasons stated in part II of my concurrence in State v. Hale, 2005 WI 7, 277 Wis. 2d 593, 691 N.W.2d 637, I agree with its application of the harmless error analysis in this case. I also conclude that the State has failed to meet its burden beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained. I therefore respectfully concur.