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- Title: State V. G.B.
- Author : Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 12, 2002
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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¶1. Richard G.B. appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of sexual assaults of a child contrary to Wis. Stat. § 948.02(2) (1999-2000),*fn1 and a post-conviction order denying his request for a new trial and resentencing. Richard contends the trial court incorrectly interpreted Wis. Stat. § 905.05(3)(b), an exception to the husband-wife privilege, and allowed his wife to testify against him in spite of his invocation of the privilege. We conclude the exception for a proceeding in which one spouse is charged with a crime against a third person "committed in the course of committing a crime against the other," § 905.05(3)(b), applies in this case. Therefore, the trial court properly allowed Richard's wife's testimony. Richard also argues that the trial court misused its discretion in sentencing him to eighteen years in prison on one of the convictions. We conclude the trial court properly exercised its discretion in sentencing Richard. Accordingly, we affirm.