State seeks reversal of contractor’s conviction 

Published: January 12, 2011
Tags: ACLU, Ahmuty, American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Arthur Reeves, attorney general, Beth Reeves, Charles Goes, contractor, conviction, court, Eisenhour, felony, Lake Geneva, lawsuit, Linda Goes, Phillip Koss, Rayner, Reeves Custom Builders, Van Hollen, Walworth County

By Marie Rohde Wisconsin’s attorney general is asking an appellate court to overturn a contractor’s conviction on nine felonies of theft, fraud and embezzlement because the prosecutor secretly demanded the victims pay the cost of a key expert witness. “It’s rare for the state to make a full confession of reversible error in a criminal [...]