State v. Reinhardt
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of simple assault. Defendant appealed, arguing that the circuit court (1) erred in refusing to give a definitive ruling, at the close of the State’s evidence, on his request for a self-defense jury instruction; and (2) violated his constitutional right of confrontation by admitting certified copies of his fingerprint cards from prior arrests in Iowa and Nebraska. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the circuit court did not err in the manner in which it instructed on self-defense; and (2) the admission of fingerprint cards does not violate the Confrontation Clause because they are not testimonial.
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