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2010 WI 130 SUPREME COURT CASE NO.: COMPLETE TITLE: OF WISCONSIN 2008AP1968-CR State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Patrick R. Patterson, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner. REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 2009 WI App 161 Reported at: 321 Wis. 2d 752, 776 N.W.2d 602 (Ct. App. 2009-Published) OPINION FILED: SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS: ORAL ARGUMENT: SOURCE OF APPEAL: COURT: COUNTY: JUDGE: November 17, 2010 September 14, 2010 Circuit Juneau Charles A. Pollex JUSTICES: CONCURRED: DISSENTED: NOT PARTICIPATING: ATTORNEYS: For the defendant-appellant-petitioner and oral argument by David R. Karpe. there were briefs For the plaintiff-respondent there was a brief by Michael C. Sanders, assistant attorney general with whom on the brief was J.B. Van Hollen, attorney general. The cause was argued by Michael C. Sanders. 2010 WI 130 NOTICE This opinion is subject to further editing and modification. The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports. No. 2008AP1968-CR (L.C. No. 2004CF31) STATE OF WISCONSIN : IN SUPREME COURT State of Wisconsin, FILED Plaintiff-Respondent, NOV 17, 2010 v. A. John Voelker Acting Clerk of Supreme Court Patrick R. Patterson, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner. REVIEW of a decision of the court of appeals. ¶1 N. PATRICK CROOKS, J. Affirmed. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals1 in a case arising from the death of seventeen-year-old overdose. Patrick convictions in R. Tanya Patterson connection with S. (Tanya) (Patterson) her death from a challenges for drug his first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance contrary to Wis. Stat. § 940.02(2)(a) (2007-08)2 and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence contrary to 1 2 State v. Patterson, 2009 WI App 161, 321 Wis. 2d 752, 776 N.W.2d 602. All subsequent references to the Wisconsin Statutes are to the 2007-08 version unless otherwise indicated. No. 2008AP1968-CR Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a).3 After a jury convicted him of both offenses, Patterson moved the Juneau County Circuit Court, the Honorable Charles A. Pollex presiding, for postconviction relief, which the circuit court denied as to these offenses. The court of appeals affirmed the jury verdict and the circuit court's denial of postconviction relief. ¶2 - We address four issues in our review: First, whether the punishments for first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence are multiplicitous when both convictions arise from the same death. - Second, whether a defendant may be convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a seventeen-year-old when the relevant statute's definition of "child" provides an exception for purposes of prosecuting a person who is over seventeen.4 reckless Third, whether homicide by a jury delivery of instruction a for controlled first-degree substance was erroneous because the way the instruction was worded allegedly allowed the jury to find guilt based on a mere allegation rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. 3 Patterson was also charged with four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, Oxycodone, to Tanya and three others. These charges are not at issue in this appeal. 4 See Wis. Stat. §§ 948.01(1), 948.40(1). Section 948.01(1) provides: "'Child' means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law, 'child' does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years." Section 948.40(1) provides: "No person may intentionally encourage or contribute to the delinquency of a child." 2 No. 2008AP1968-CR - Fourth, whether Patterson is entitled to a new trial because of claimed prosecutorial misconduct stemming from the prosecutor's use of other witnesses' statements and testimony in a manner prohibited by Haseltine.5 ¶3 We affirm the court of appeals for the reasons stated below. In response to Patterson's first claim, we hold that convictions for both first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence are not multiplicitous because, in light of the four-part analysis outlined in State v. Davison, 2003 WI 89, ¶50, 263 Wis. 2d 145, 666 N.W.2d 1, we conclude that the legislature punishments for these offenses. intended to permit multiple On this issue, we affirm the court of appeals, but on different grounds.6 We conclude that the convictions are not multiplicitous because contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence is not a "type of criminal homicide" for purposes of Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2), and further conclude that the legislature intended to permit cumulative punishments for that offense and firstdegree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance. 5 In Haseltine, the court of appeals held that "[n]o witness, expert or otherwise, should be permitted to give an opinion that another mentally and physically competent witness is telling the truth." State v. Haseltine, 120 Wis. 2d 92, 96, 352 N.W.2d 673 (Ct. App. 1984). 6 The court of appeals held that the charges are not multiplicitous, but its holding was based on an improper reading of Davison. Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶12 (citing Davison, 263 Wis. 2d 145, ¶¶65-67). In its decision, the court of appeals reasoned that, based on Davison, Wis. Stat. § 939.66 does not prohibit conviction of both the charged crime and a lesserincluded offense when both offenses are charged. Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶12. We disagree for the reasons set forth below. 3 No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶4 Regarding the second issue, we hold that Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) proscribes contributing to the delinquency of any child under the age of eighteen, and thus Patterson's conviction was proper. Our interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) is informed by the plain language and legislative history of the definition of "child" in Wis. Stat. § 948.01(1), which excludes those over seventeen only for the "purposes of prosecuting" such person. ¶5 Third, first-degree substance we conclude reckless was not that homicide the jury delivery because erroneous by the instruction of a jury for controlled was properly advised that the burden of proving all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt claim that the wording rested on of the the fourth State. element Patterson's of that crime allowed the jury to convict him based on allegations alone is not reasonable, especially when one looks at the jury instructions as a whole. ¶6 Fourth, there was no prosecutorial misconduct warranting a new trial because the single Haseltine violation in the seven-day trial in this case did not "so infect[] the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." State v. N.W.2d 49 (Ct. App. 1995). Neuser, 191 Wis. 2d 131, 136, 528 We therefore affirm the decision of the court of appeals. I. ¶7 BACKGROUND For the purposes of this appeal, the facts of this case are undisputed. At the heart of this case is the death of 4 No. 2008AP1968-CR Tanya, at the age of seventeen, from an overdose of Oxycodone, a prescription pain medication. Tanya spent the night of May 2, 2003, with her boyfriend, Patterson. evening, Patterson and Tanya both Over the course of that used Oxycodone. Several people who visited Patterson at his home that night testified that Patterson gave Tanya Oxycodone pills, which she ingested. The next morning, Patterson and his mother, with whom Patterson lived, awoke to find Tanya unconscious. Emergency medical personnel were unable to revive Tanya, and she was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. After an autopsy and a toxicological analysis, the coroner determined that the cause of death was drug ingestion, specifically, Oxycodone. ¶8 On February 13, 2004, Patterson was charged with two counts of delivery of a schedule II controlled substance, namely Oxycodone, in violation of Wis. Stat. § 961.41(1)(a), first- degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance in violation of Wis. Stat. § 940.02(2)(a), and encouraging or contributing to the delinquency of a child resulting in death in violation of criminal Wis. Stat. complaint, additional counts of § 948.40(1), Patterson was delivery of (4)(a). also a In an charged controlled amended with two substance in violation of Wis. Stat. § 961.41(1)(a), for delivering Oxycodone to two others on the night of May 2, 2003. ¶9 Court, After a seven-day jury trial in Juneau County Circuit the Honorable Charles A. Pollex presiding, the jury acquitted Patterson of one count of delivery of a controlled substance and found Patterson guilty 5 of all other charges. No. 2008AP1968-CR Patterson moved the circuit court for postconviction relief. First, Patterson argued that count four, contributing to the delinquency of a minor resulting in death, should be dismissed due to insufficient evidence. Specifically, Patterson alleged that the State failed to prove the first element of Wis. Stat. § 948.40 because Tanya was seventeen at the time and thus not a "child" as that term is used in the statute.7 Second, Patterson sought dismissal of the contributing to the delinquency of a minor and delivery of a controlled substance counts as multiplicitous, arguing that both are lesser included offenses of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance. Third, Patterson argued that count three, first- degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance, must be dismissed because a jury instruction was erroneous. The circuit court granted Patterson's motion to dismiss count two for delivery of Oxycodone to Tanya because it is a lesser included offense of count three, reckless homicide by delivery of Oxycodone, and denied all of Patterson's other claims for relief. ¶10 Patterson appealed, and the court of appeals affirmed the circuit court's judgment of conviction and order denying Patterson's motions for postconviction relief. Wis. 2d 752, ¶1. Patterson, 321 Regarding Patterson's multiplicity claim, the court of appeals held that the punishments for both first-degree 7 In that claim, Patterson also argued (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to raise the issue during trial, and (2) that his conviction was based on insufficient evidence because, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, Tanya never "possessed" Oxycodone. Patterson does not raise these issues on appeal. 6 No. 2008AP1968-CR reckless homicide contributing to by the delivery of delinquency a of controlled a child substance with death and as a consequence are not multiplicitous because an analysis of the relevant factors convictions for reveals both a legislative offenses. Id. In intent part to the permit court of appeals relied on Davison, 263 Wis. 2d 145, and interpreted that case to provide that Wis. Stat. § 939.66 does not show a clear legislative intent to bar multiple convictions included offenses when both offenses are charged. 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶¶10-12. Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) for lesser Patterson, In addressing Patterson's claim that does not apply to children over seventeen, the court of appeals examined the relevant statutory definitions and concluded that seventeen-year-olds are excepted from the definition of "juvenile" only for the "purpose[] of investigating or prosecuting" Wis. 2d 752, ¶29. such person. Patterson, 321 In response to Patterson's jury instruction claim, the court of appeals held that, viewing the instructions as a whole, the use of the word "alleged" in the fourth element of the charge of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance only refers back to the first element and thus does not improperly relieve the State of its burden of proof. Id., ¶32. On Patterson's prosecutorial misconduct claim, the court of appeals held that the circuit court did not erroneously exercise its discretion 7 in denying Patterson's No. 2008AP1968-CR motion for a mistrial because the prosecutor's single improper question did not result in an unfair trial.8 II. ¶11 Id., ¶37. ANALYSIS Patterson challenges several aspects of his trial and conviction. We agree with the court of appeals' decision to affirm the circuit court's judgment of conviction and denial of postconviction relief, though in part on different grounds. We will address each of Patterson's claims in the order decided by the court of appeals and as outlined above. A. ¶12 is Patterson's Multiplicity Claim A multiplicity claim presents a question of law that "subject Multaler, to 2002 independent WI 35, ¶52, appellate 252 review." Wis. 2d 54, 643 State N.W.2d 437. Multiplicity claims are analyzed under a two-part test. pursuant to the Blockburger elements-only test, v. First, this court examines whether the offenses are identical in law and fact. Id. Second, this court turns to whether the legislature intended multiple punishments for the conduct and offenses at issue. Id. ¶13 Patterson argues that the legislature did not intend to permit multiple convictions for reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence for the same act. 8 See Wis. The court of appeals also addressed the claim raised in Patterson's postconviction motion that the State failed to prove that Tanya "possessed" Oxycodone and held that there was sufficient evidence. Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶26. Patterson did not raise that issue in his petition for review to this court. 8 No. 2008AP1968-CR Stat. §§ 940.02(2)(a), 948.40(1), (4)(a).9 While Patterson concedes that the statutes are not identical in law or fact, he argues that the legislature intended to prohibit multiple convictions, and thus multiple convictions violate due process. In support he contends that the plain language and legislative history of Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2) shows a clear legislative intent to prohibit conviction of a homicide offense and a lesser included type § 948.40(1), of homicide. (4)(a) is a § 940.02(2)(a) because Further, less they serious require Patterson type proof of that asserts that homicide than the defendant caused a death and impose a lesser penalty than first-degree reckless homicide. are located Patterson contends that homicide statutes throughout the statutes and § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is one such example. that Wis. Stat. In response to the court of appeals' holding, Patterson argues that Davison does not control because this court limited its interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 939.66 to subsection (2m) which applies to battery offenses. 9 Contributing to the delinquency of a child. (1) No person may intentionally encourage or contribute to the delinquency of a child. This subsection includes intentionally encouraging or contributing to an act by a child under the age of 10 which would be a delinquent act if committed by a child 10 years of age or older. . . . (4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except: (a) If death is a consequence, the person is guilty of a Class D felony . . . . Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a). 9 No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶14 The State's argument is twofold. First, the State argues that, based on this court's interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 939.66 in Davison, the lesser included offenses provision does not prohibit charged. multiple convictions when both offenses are Additionally, the State argues that in any event Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2) does not prohibit the convictions here because Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is into not the a "type of criminal homicide." ¶15 Before delving substance of Patterson's multiplicity claim, we will address the appropriate framework for analyzing such claims. Under the Wisconsin Constitution, multiple punishments may not be imposed for charges that are identical in law and fact unless the legislature intended to impose such State v. (1998). punishments. Lechner, 217 Therefore, 263 Davison, Wis. 2d 392, the Wis. 2d 145, 401-02, "elements-only" 576 test, ¶¶30-32; N.W.2d 912 to determine whether charges are identical in law and fact, is the first prong of a multiplicity analysis. Multaler, 252 Wis. 2d 54, ¶52. The elements-only test determines the presumption under which the analysis Davison, 263 identical in of the Wis. 2d 145, law and fact second prong ¶¶43-45. is to Offenses establish a be conducted. with presumption elements that the legislature did not intend to permit multiple punishments. Id., ¶43. fact Offenses establish a with elements presumption that permit multiple punishments. that the in legislature Id., ¶44. 10 differ law did or intend to No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶16 Regardless of the outcome of the elements-only test, the court proceeds to the second prong to discern legislative intent. Id., ¶¶43-45. Operating under the presumption established under the first prong, the court then proceeds in a four-factor analysis intended permit to question. Id., to determine multiple ¶50. This whether punishments court for examines the the (1) legislature offenses all in relevant statutory language, (2) the legislative history and context of the statutes, (3) the nature of the proscribed conduct, and (4) the appropriateness of multiple punishments for the defendant's conduct. Even Id. if the plain language of the relevant statutes is unambiguous, in addressing a multiplicity claim we proceed through all four factors. State v. Grayson, 172 Wis. 2d 156, 161, 493 N.W.2d 23 (1992). ¶17 First, We now turn to the statutes at issue in this case. under the elements-only test, first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence are not identical in law and fact.10 Both parties acknowledge that the offenses are not identical in law or fact. 10 To provide just The elements of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance are that the defendant delivered a controlled substance to the victim; that the victim used the substance that the defendant delivered; and that the defendant knew or believed that the substance was the controlled substance that was delivered. Wis. Stat. § 940.02(2)(a); see Wis JI Criminal 1021. The elements of contributing to the delinquency of a child where death is a consequence are that the child was under the age of 18 years; that the defendant intentionally encouraged or contributed to the delinquency of that child; and that death was a consequence of encouraging or contributing to the delinquency of that child. Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a); see Wis JI Criminal 2170A. 11 No. 2008AP1968-CR one difference, contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence requires that a child be involved, whereas reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance applies to both children and adults. Compare Wis. § 940.02(2)(a), with Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a). proceed presuming that the legislature Stat. Thus, we intended to permit punishment under Wis. Stat. §§ 940.02(2)(a), 948.40(1), (4)(a) for the same conduct. Davison, 263 Wis. 2d 145, ¶44. The offenses are multiplicitous only if this presumption is rebutted by clear evidence of contrary legislative intent. 1. ¶18 not Relevant Statutory Language The plain language of the three relevant statutes does rebut permit Id. the presumption punishment 948.40(1), (4)(a). under that the legislature Wis. Stat. intended §§ 940.02(2)(a), to and In addition to the two statutes under which Patterson was convicted, Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2) is relevant to this analysis because it prohibits conviction of both a homicide offense and a lesser included type of criminal homicide. Patterson's multiplicity claim is based in part on his argument that Wis. Stat. homicide. Under § 948.40(1), this (4)(a) factor we is a type conclude that of criminal Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is not a type of criminal homicide because it lacks the characteristics of a traditional homicide statute. ¶19 As we have noted, Wis. Stat. § 939.66 permits conviction of either the charged offense or a lesser-included offense, State's but precludes conviction assertion and the court 12 of of both. appeals' Contrary to reasoning, the this No. 2008AP1968-CR statute prohibits convictions under multiple statutes where one is an included offense of the other, whether or not one or both are charged. Wis. Stat. § 939.66. The court of appeals based its holding in part on this charging distinction. 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶12. Relying on this court's Patterson, decision in Davison, the court of appeals held that Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2) does not show a clear legislative intent to prohibit "punishment for both a charged criminal homicide and a charged less serious type of criminal homicide." Id. (emphasis added). Based on this language the State argues that this court should affirm the court of appeals on the ground that Wis. Stat. § 939.66 does not prohibit conviction of multiple offenses are charged. types of homicide when both We reject this reading of Davison and decline to affirm the court of appeals on this basis. ¶20 First, We disagree with the court of appeals for two reasons. the inappropriate court of because appeals' Davison reliance involved the on Davison battery is statutes. Our interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 939.66 in Davison turned on an analysis of subsection (2m), which prohibits conviction of both a battery offense and "a less serious or equally serious type of battery." 263 Wis. 2d 145, ¶109. Second, the court of appeals misinterpreted our holding in Davison. While we noted that a literal reading of Wis. Stat. § 939.66 could suggest that it permits multiple convictions for two types of battery where both are charged, we rejected this reading, calling it a "curious result[]," in favor of a more reasonable interpretation of the statute based on the legislative history of subsection 13 No. 2008AP1968-CR (2m). Davison, 263 Wis. 2d 145, ¶¶74-75, 109 ("The disturbing inconsistency within § 939.66 if Davison's literal interpretation of subsection (2m) were adopted, the compelling legislative history of subsection (2m), the legislative motive for the proscribed circumstances conduct battery under statutes, the and ordinary the and special appropriateness of punishing more than one offense lead us to conclude that the legislature has not clearly punishments on these facts."). to hold that offense and Wis. Stat. intended to prohibit multiple As we did in Davison, we decline § 939.66 an included offense permits where conviction both are for charged, an and instead affirm the court of appeals on the basis that Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is not a type of criminal homicide. ¶21 provision In subsection explains that (2) an of Wis. included Stat. crime may § 939.66, be the "[a] crime which is a less serious type of criminal homicide than the one charged." Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2). While Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2) prohibits conviction of a homicide offense and a lesser included type of homicide, see Lechner, 217 Wis. 2d at 408, to resolve whether § 939.66(2) informs the present legislative intent analysis, we must determine whether Patterson was convicted of multiple "type[s] of criminal homicide." ¶22 The categorized as § 939.66(2). statutes. statute "a is type silent of regarding criminal what homicide." offenses Wis. are Stat. In fact "homicide" is not defined anywhere in the Thus, Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2) is ambiguous regarding what offenses are included as a "type of criminal homicide." 14 No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶23 However, different than the the fact that homicide § 948.40(1), statutes, in location in the statutes, is instructive. (4)(a) its is so elements and The homicide statutes are collected in chapter 940 entitled "Crimes Against Life and Bodily Security." The offense for contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence is located in chapter 948, which contains the "Crimes Against Children." ¶24 Rather § 948.40(1), throughout than (4)(a) the being is a more statutes homicide akin that to statute, other proscribe Wis. offenses certain that these as § 346.74(5)(d) other example, an statutes, are located outside of chapter 940. citing simply spread conduct impose a more serious punishment where death results. argues Stat. and Patterson Wis. homicide Stat. statutes Wisconsin Stat. § 346.74(5)(d), which provides the penalty when a driver fails to comply with the requirements in Wis. Stat. § 346.67(1) after an accident that results Both in a death, provide a consequence." more Wis. is similar serious to § 948.40(1), punishment where Stat. §§ 346.74(5)(d), (4)(a). "death 948.40(1), is a (4)(a). In contrast, the homicide statutes target those who "cause[] the death" of another. See, e.g., Wis. Stat. §§ 940.01-.03. Further, the fact that § 346.74(5)(d) is not a type of criminal homicide is evident from the fact that defendants are often convicted under both that statute and a homicide statute when their conduct is proscribed by 11 both.11 Like Wis. Stat. See State v. Harmon, 2006 WI App 214, 296 Wis. 2d 861, 723 N.W.2d 732 (defendant convicted of § 940.10 homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and § 348.74 hit-and-run resulting in death); State v. Lohmeier, 15 No. 2008AP1968-CR § 346.74(5)(d), § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is not a type of criminal homicide.12 ¶25 The language of the relevant statutes suggests that the legislature did not intend contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence to be a type of criminal homicide. The legislative history of these statutes further supports this conclusion. 2. ¶26 Legislative History Continuing with our multiplicity analysis, we examine the legislative history of the relevant statutes, specifically Wis. Stat. §§ 939.66, 948.40(1), (4)(a). Based on this history, we conclude that the legislature did not intend for Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2)'s prohibition against conviction of multiple types of criminal homicide to include contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence. the lesser included offenses provision First, the history of suggests that the legislature intended "type[s] of criminal homicide" to include 205 Wis. 2d 183, 556 N.W.2d 90 (1996) (defendant convicted of both §§ 940.09 and 346.74(5)); State v. Carter, 229 Wis. 2d 200, 598 N.W.2d 619 (Ct. App. 1999) (defendant charged with both §§ 940.02(1) and 346.74(5)(d)); State v. Urbanec, No. 1998AP402-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Jun. 8, 1999) (defendant convicted of both §§ 940.09 and 346.74(5)(d) for same death). 12 Contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence is also distinct from the homicide statutes because the child or a third person could be the immediate cause of the death. Because Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) utilizes broad language penalizing those who contribute to the delinquency of a child if death is a consequence, a defendant could be convicted where the child, as a result of the delinquency to which the defendant contributed, causes a death. In contrast, most homicide statutes require that the defendant actually cause the death of another. Wis. Stat. §§ 940.01-.03, 940.05-.06, 940.08-.10. We recognize that a defendant may also be convicted for felony murder where another person is the immediate cause of the death; however, we noted in Oimen that holding the felon responsible for the homicide was acceptable because the legislature limited felony murder to "inherently dangerous felonies." State v. Oimen, 184 Wis. 2d 423, 435-42, 516 N.W.2d 399 (1994). 16 No. 2008AP1968-CR only the traditional homicide offenses. Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) shows Second, the history of that it was created to protect children from dangerous conduct that can result in a death, and it was not created as another type of criminal homicide. ¶27 The legislative history of Wis. Stat. § 939.66 is largely silent on what offenses were meant to be included as a "type of criminal homicide," but its origin and development suggest that it is limited to the traditional homicide statutes now located specific crimes, in chapter examples the of general 940. Before offenses lesser that included the were legislature considered offenses added included provision was located in Wis. Stat. § 357.09, entitled "Conviction of included crime."13 In 1951 the Senate proposed the creation of Wis. Stat. § 339.45,14 which is substantially similar to the current lesser included offenses provision in Wis. Stat. § 939.66. 784. 1951 S.B. A comment in that bill notes that the new provision was "substantially a restatement of the old section 357.09 with the concept detail." of 'included Id. crime' being spelled out in greater This change explained that a lesser type of 13 This statute provided that "[w]hen a defendant is tried for a crime and is acquitted of part of the crime charged and is convicted of the residue thereof, the verdict may be received and thereupon he shall be adjudged guilty of the crime which appears to the court to be substantially charged by such residue of the indictment or information and shall be sentenced accordingly." Wis. Stat. § 357.09 (1951). 14 Section 339.45 provided that "[u]pon prosecution for a crime, the actor may be convicted of either the crime charged or an included crime, but not both. An included crime may be any of the following: . . . (2) A crime which is a less serious type of criminal homicide than the one charged." 1951 S.B. 784. 17 No. 2008AP1968-CR criminal homicide was an included crime, but the legislature did not specify what it meant by a type of criminal homicide. ¶28 This bill was never passed by the Assembly, but in 1953 an identical provision was passed by both the Assembly and the Senate as part of a major revision and reorganization of the criminal code. Ch. 623, Laws of 1953; 1953 A.B. 100. explains "[s]ubsection that restatement of old law." (2) of the 1953 A.B. 100. new A comment section is a As further explanation of this new law, the comment provides that "[a]n example of an included crime under subsection (2) is homicide by reckless conduct when the crime charged is first-degree murder." A.B. 100. located 1953 In this law, both of the offenses in the example were in the newly created chapter against life and bodily security."15 340, entitled "Crimes Ch. 623, Laws of 1953. While this Act was printed in the 1953 Statutes, it was not to become effective until it was reenacted by the 1955 legislature. See § 282, ch. 623, Laws of 1953; William A. Platz, The Criminal Code, 1956 Wis. L. Rev. 350, 351-52. ¶29 The legislature did not reenact this law but instead replaced it entirely with Chapter 696, Laws of 1955. supra, at 352. Platz, In reorganizing the code, the legislature moved the lesser included offenses provision and the homicide statutes to Wis. Stat. § 939.66 and chapter 940 respectively. Laws of 1955. Other than renumbering the Ch. 696, statutes, the legislature did not further modify the lesser included offenses 15 The current versions of these offenses are located in chapter 940. 18 No. 2008AP1968-CR or homicide provisions. No additional comments were provided to elaborate on what offenses were included as types of criminal homicide. ¶30 Through this major overhaul of the criminal code, the legislature grouped all of the homicide statutes together in chapter 940, while at the same time developing the language in the lesser included offenses provision referring to types of criminal homicide. legislature, it By appears, so doing intended in to the refer same to Act, those criminal homicide statutes in what is now chapter 940. the core As noted above, the comments in the legislative history further support this conclusion. Further, the legislative history of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) leads to the same result. ¶31 The legislative history confirms what the language of the statute suggests; Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is not a type of criminal homicide, but rather a law for the protection of children from egregious conduct with, obviously, very serious consequences when that conduct results in a death. that this statute provides a more serious The fact punishment for contributing to a child's delinquency when a death occurs does not make it a homicide statute. ¶32 In 1961, the language at issue was added to the statute proscribing contributing to the delinquency of a child.16 16 Prior to the revision, Wis. Stat. § 947.15 provided: "Contributing to the delinquency or neglect of children. (1) The following persons may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned more than one year in county jail or both: (a) Any person 18 or older who intentionally encourages or contributes to the delinquency or neglect of any child . . . " Wis. Stat. § 947.15(1)(a) (1959). After this change Wis. Stat. § 947.15 provided "Contributing to the delinquency of children; neglect; neglect contributing to death. (1) The 19 No. 2008AP1968-CR Ch. 485, Laws revision. of 1961. Little explanation accompanied this The bill simply stated that it was a law to "amend 947.15(1) relating to increasing children when death results." the penalty for neglect of Drafting File, ch. 485, Laws of 1961, Legislative Reference Bureau, Madison, Wis. ¶33 While the intention behind its creation remains somewhat unclear, later revisions provide more insight into the legislature's intent regarding this statute. In 1987, a special committee of the legislative council on crimes against children developed chapter 948 to "[r]eorganize[] those crimes against children currently located in the criminal code [chs. 939 to 948] into a separate chapter of the criminal code, new ch. 948, relating solely to crimes against children." Drafting file for 1987 Wis. Act 332, Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau of 1987 S.B. 203, Legislative Reference Bureau, Madison, Wis. This move to chapter 948, as opposed to chapter 940 which contains the homicide statutes, indicates that the underlying conduct targeted by this statute delinquency of a child, not homicide. is contributing to the We are further convinced by comments to this Act, which explain: In s. 948.40, which applies only to contributing to the delinquency of a child: 4. Subsection (4) revises the penalties contributing to the delinquency of a child by: for following persons may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year in county jail or both, and if death is a consequence may be fined $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years: (a) Any person 18 or older who intentionally encourages or contributes to the delinquency or neglect of any child . . . " Wis. Stat. § 947.15(1)(a) (1961). 20 No. 2008AP1968-CR a. Increasing the penalty where death is a consequence of the act which is encouraged or contributed to from a Class D felony to a Class C felony. 1987 Wis. Act 332. ¶34 These comments clarify that Wis. Stat. § 948.40 proscribes contributing to the delinquency of a child, which offense is considered more serious "where death is a consequence." ¶35 Nothing in the legislative history of either Wis. Stat. § 939.66 or § 948.40(1), (4)(a) overcomes the presumption that the legislature under these offenses. intended to permit multiple In fact, quite the opposite. punishments We conclude that the statutory language and legislative history of these provisions indicate that § 948.40(1), (4)(a) is not a type of criminal homicide and thus not covered by § 939.66(2). Nevertheless, continuing with the multiplicity analysis, we turn to the third factor. 3. ¶36 The Nature of the Proscribed Conduct The third factor in the multiplicity analysis requires us to consider the policies underlying each of the statutes and the objectives they Wis. 2d 145, ¶¶91, 94. seek to achieve. See Davison, 263 The statutes prohibiting the offenses at issue here are aimed at very different targets. ¶37 First-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance was created as a specific type of criminal homicide to prosecute anyone who provides a fatal dose of a controlled substance. Wis. 21 Stat. § 940.02(2)(a). The No. 2008AP1968-CR legislature developed this law, often referred to as the Len Bias law, in the wake of the tragic death of a University of Maryland basketball overdose. star by the same name from a cocaine See Wis JI Criminal 1021 n.1; Walter Dickey, David Schultz & James L. Fullin, Jr., The Importance of Clarity in the Law of Homicide: The Wisconsin Revision, 1989 Wis. L. Rev. 1323, 1351 n.97. ¶38 (4)(a) As is discussed meant to above in protect greater children detail, from § 948.40(1), those who would See 1987 Wis. Act 332. encourage them to become delinquent. The overarching goal of this statute is to protect children from harm by shielding them from the dangers of breaking the law. ¶39 Patterson argues that the nature of the proscribed conduct is the same for both offenses because the physical act, "administering Oxycodone to the victim, causing her to die," is the same for both offenses. However, under this factor we are not concerned with whether the underlying act is the same for both offenses test. as that inquiry was done in the elements-only Rather, this factor focuses on the policies underlying these offenses. ¶40 argument The court under this of appeals factor as aptly dismissed follows. "That Patterson's Patterson's particular conduct happens to fall within a relatively limited area covered by both statues does not show that the legislature intended only one punishment." ¶41 permit The State multiple argues punishments Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶19. that for 22 the legislature these offenses intended because to each No. 2008AP1968-CR statute proscribes different conduct. and as we noted above, Wis. Stat. According to the State § 940.02(2)(a) addresses homicide involving the delivery, manufacture or distribution of drugs and, in contrast, Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) addresses contributing to the delinquency of a child. We agree with the State, and thus turn to the final factor in this analysis. 4. ¶42 The Appropriateness of Multiple Punishments Our analysis under this factor is closely related to that under the previous factor, and thus we need not repeat that discussion here in great detail. ¶98. See Davison, 263 Wis. 2d 145, We conclude that each statute addresses separate harms for which society has a significant interest in preventing. ¶43 The aim of the reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance statute is preventing drug-related deaths by prosecuting those who distribute fatal doses of drugs. Stat. § 940.02(2)(a). Wis. The contributing to the delinquency of a child offense is meant to protect children from a number of different harms and provides increased deterrence through a more serious punishment when a death results. Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a). When a defendant's conduct implicates both of as these offenses, Patterson's conduct has, it is an especially grievous offense because he has not only caused a death by providing a controlled substance, but he has involved a child in that offense. death that resulted. In Patterson's case, it was the child's We conclude that multiple punishments are appropriate to deter such behavior. 23 No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶44 For the reasons stated above, we hold that Patterson failed to overcome the presumption that the legislature intended to allow multiple punishments for this offense, and therefore, his convictions are not multiplicitous. B. Patterson's claim regarding the definition of "child" for the purposes of § 948.40(1) ¶45 This issue concerns the proper interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), specifically the definition of "child" for the purposes of that statute.17 statutory interpretation, Hansen, 2007 Statutory statute. WI 56, our ¶6, interpretation As review 300 begins this is is de Wis. 2d 358, with the a novo. 731 question of McNeil v. N.W.2d 273. language of the State ex rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane County, 2004 WI 58, ¶45, 271 Wis. 2d 633, 681 N.W.2d 110. We interpret a statute "where possible to give reasonable effect to every word, in order to avoid surplusage." Id., ¶46. Only if we conclude that the plain language of the statute is ambiguous will we look to the legislative history for clarification. ¶46 Id. Patterson argues that his conviction under Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), (4)(a) was error because Tanya was seventeen at the time of her death and the statute does not apply to seventeenyear-olds. He bases this argument 17 on an exception in the The court of appeals reviewed this claim as one challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶27. Before the court of appeals Patterson argued that the evidence was insufficient to support a guilty verdict for contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence based on his interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1). However, Patterson's argument before this court does not present this issue as one regarding the sufficiency of the evidence, but rather as one of statutory interpretation. Because we conclude that this claim turns on the appropriate interpretation of § 948.40(1), our analysis will address it as such. 24 No. 2008AP1968-CR definition of "juvenile" for those over seventeen. § 938.02(10m). Wis. Stat. The State argues that this exception applies only for the purposes of prosecuting children and therefore does not apply to prosecutions under Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1). Wis. Stat. §§ 938.02(10m), 948.01(1). See We agree with the State. We conclude that this exception applies only to the prosecution of children based on the plain language and legislative history of Wis. Stat. §§ 948.01(1) and 948.40(1). ¶47 We § 948.40(1). first examine the plain language of Wis. Stat. It provides that "[n]o person may intentionally encourage or contribute to the delinquency of a child." Stat. § 948.40(1). Wis. "Child" is defined in chapter 948 as "a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law, 'child' does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years."18 § 948.01(1). Wis. Stat. Based on the plain language of the definition of "child," it excludes children over the age of seventeen from its definition only "for the purposes of prosecuting" such a person. Id. Since under Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) it is the person contributing to the child's delinquency being prosecuted and not the child, the exception does not apply to the victim here. 18 The relevant exception to the definition of "juvenile" in Wis. Stat. § 938.02(10m) is substantially similar to the exception in the definition of "child" in Wis. Stat. § 948.01(1). Because the language of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) refers to "child" rather than "juvenile," and because the relevant legislative history addresses the definition of "child" in chapter 948, we will continue the analysis by referring to the definition of "child" even though the parties and the court of appeals framed their analyses around the definition of "juvenile." As the court of appeals noted, Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶29 n.12, the analysis would be the same under either term. 25 No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶48 Patterson argues that this reading of strips the word "delinquency" of any meaning. the reference to a child's delinquency § 948.40(1) He asserts that implicates the over- seventeen exception as children must be prosecuted to become delinquent. This argument fails for two reasons. First, this court has expressly held that a conviction under § 948.40(1) for contributing to a child's delinquency is not predicated on the child actually being adjudicated delinquent. 249 Wis. 201, 204, 23 N.W.2d 456 (1946). Riger v. State, Second, the pattern jury instruction explains that for the purposes of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1), "delinquency" criminal by law a child." means Wis "any violation JI Criminal of state 2170A. This clarifies that the term "delinquency" in Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) requires proof only that the child violated a criminal law, and not that the child was prosecuted for that violation. ¶49 While the language is reasonably clear, there is claimed ambiguity regarding the interplay between the exception in the definition of "child" for prosecution purposes and the reference in Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) to delinquency. To resolve that ambiguity, and in support of our interpretation, we will examine the legislative history for further guidance. ¶50 The exception in the definition of "child" for the purpose of prosecuting children over seventeen was added in 1995 as part of a revision to juvenile court jurisdiction. Drafting File for 1995 Wis. Act 27, Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau of 1995 A.B. 150, Legislative Reference Bureau, Madison, Wis. The Legislative Reference 26 Bureau clarified that the No. 2008AP1968-CR purpose of the bill was to "lower[] from 18 to 17 the age at which a person who violates a criminal law is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of conviction, to an adult sentence." the child at prosecuting issue the in the Id. § 948.40(1) person that adult court and, on As jurisdiction over is not contributed to a concern that in child's delinquency, the exception for children over seventeen does not apply. The legislative history supports the plain meaning of the language in Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1). ¶51 Therefore, we hold that Patterson's conviction for contributing to the delinquency of Tanya was not error on the basis claimed by Patterson. C. ¶52 We Patterson's Jury Instruction Claim now during his trial. claim and then turn to Patterson's claims regarding errors We first address Patterson's jury instruction turn to his claim regarding prosecutorial misconduct. ¶53 A jury instruction is erroneous if it fails to clearly place the burden of proving all elements of the offense on the State. See In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 364 (1970). To ensure compliance with the Winship standard, we must "examine the jury instruction as a whole [] to determine whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury understood the instructions to allow conviction based on" insufficient proof. Avila, 192 Wis. 2d 870, 889, 532 N.W.2d 423 (1995). State v. The jury was instructed as follows regarding the requirements of Wis. 27 No. 2008AP1968-CR Stat. § 940.02(2)(a), which closely follows the pattern instruction: Before you may find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove by evidence which satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt that the following four elements were present: First, that the defendant delivered a substance; second, that the substance was Oxycodone; third, that the defendant thought or believed that the substance was Oxycodone, a controlled substance; and fourth, that Tanya [S.] used the substance alleged to have been delivered by the defendant and died as a result of that use. (Emphasis added). ¶54 Patterson asserts that this instruction allowed the jury to find him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance based on mere allegations. Specifically, Patterson takes issue with the fourth element in the instruction, which he contends permitted the jury to find him guilty "on less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt." In response, the State points out that, when viewed as a whole, the jury instruction is not erroneous because the reference to "the substance alleged to have been delivered by the defendant" only directs the jury back to the first element of the instruction. The court of appeals agreed, explaining that "[t]he 'alleged' language in element four is plainly a reference to the substance Patterson was alleged to have delivered to Tanya S. in elements one and two of the crime. proof that Patterson Those elements, in turn, require actually Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶32. 28 delivered the Oxycodone." No. 2008AP1968-CR ¶55 We agree that, considering the jury instruction as a whole, it is not reasonably likely that the jury misunderstood the burden of proof. Under this instruction, even to reach the challenged element, the jury must find that the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant delivered Oxycodone to Tanya. Once the members of a jury reach the fourth element, we are satisfied that they will understand that the language refers them back to their previous finding, not that the burden has been lowered.19 Therefore, the jury instruction does not erroneously relieve the State of its burden of proving all of the elements of Wis. Stat. § 940.02(2)(a) beyond a reasonable doubt. D. ¶56 Patterson's Prosecutorial Misconduct Claim We now turn alleged prosecutorial entitles him to Patterson's affirmed. to a Patterson's misconduct, new motion for a trial. mistrial, final which The and claim Patterson circuit the regarding court court of argues denied appeals It is well established that a motion for a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct is reviewed under an erroneous exercise of discretion standard. Hoppe v. State, 74 Wis. 2d 107, 119, 246 N.W.2d 122 (1976); State v. Lettice, 205 Wis. 2d 347, 352, 556 N.W.2d 376 (Ct. App. 1996). Such a motion "is addressed to the sound discretion of the [circuit] court and 19 We also note that these instructions are not only sufficient, but necessary to ensure that the defendant is not prejudiced by the instruction. Any alternative to the phrase used in the jury instruction "alleged to have been delivered by the defendant" such as referring to a "substance delivered by the defendant" - would have the effect of suggesting that the defendant is guilty of the first element before the jury has an opportunity to make that determination. 29 No. 2008AP1968-CR will not be reversed by this court unless there is evidence of [an erroneous defendant." ¶57 exercise] of discretion and prejudice to the Hoppe, 74 Wis. 2d at 119. Patterson argues that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial because the prosecutor's misconduct denied him due process. The alleged misconduct is based on four questions in which the prosecutor referred to another Patterson contends witness's that in statements three instances, or testimony. the prosecutor improperly impeached or refreshed the recollection of a witness with another witness's statements testimony.20 or Patterson agrees with the court of appeals that in a fourth instance, the prosecutor violated Haseltine, 120 Wis. 2d at 95-96, by asking a witness to opine statements. The on the State truthfulness responds that of the another court witness's of appeals correctly concluded that only one of the prosecutor's questions even arguably violated Haseltine and that any error did not prejudice Patterson. ¶58 We agree with the State that the circuit court did not erroneously exercise its discretion. Under Haseltine, an attorney may not ask a witness to testify about the truthfulness of another witness' testimony. Id. 20 While such questions are Patterson concedes that these three questions were not Haseltine violations but nevertheless asserts that they were improper questions. Generally, Patterson asserts that the prosecutor continuously "attempted to shift the burden to the defendant" and improperly used another witness's statements or testimony to impeach witnesses or refresh their recollection. Patterson does not elaborate on how these questions would shift the burden to the defendant or why the use of other witnesses' statements or testimony in the manner is improper if it is not a violation of Haseltine. 30 No. 2008AP1968-CR improper, Haseltine violations do not result in reversible error unless the opinion testimony "creates too great a possibility that the jury abdicated its fact-finding role" to the witness and did not independently find the defendant's guilt. 96. Id. at In response to claims of prosecutorial misconduct, a new trial is appropriate only when improper questions "so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." Neuser, 191 Wis. 2d at 136. Under these guidelines, we examine the allegedly improper questions. ¶59 In another the first witness's recollection when instance, testimony the to cross-examining prosecutor refresh her. referred Janice The to Tappa's prosecutor asked Tappa, "[W]hat if Calvin had said that [Tanya] told him that she took two pills, would that help to refresh your recollection?" ¶60 In the second instance, during the redirect examination of Patterson's brother, Daniel Perez, the prosecutor attempted to impeach his testimony by asking, "So if all other witnesses said that at 11:00 your mom was already home . . . that would be wrong?" ¶61 exhibit In the third instance, the prosecutor referred to an outlining Patterson's about statements his to police recollection of and asked Investigator Strompolis Patterson's statements. Contrasting Patterson's statements to police with his mother's testimony, the prosecutor asked, "So if Loretta Patterson had testified that he kept his most recent Oxycontin 40-milligram prescription in his pants pocket, would this be the first time you heard this?" Before 31 Investigator Strompolis No. 2008AP1968-CR could respond, Patterson's counsel objected, and the prosecutor rephrased the question. ¶62 The fourth instance Patterson asserts was a Haseltine violation also occurred examination of information about Hale, the during Investigator the prosecutor the prosecutor's Strompolis. investigator's asked, "Do you While interrogation believe she cross- eliciting of Misty was being truthful when she gave that information to you or did you stop the tape again?" ¶63 We conclude that the first three questions are not improper because the other witnesses' statements or testimony were used for impeachment purposes or to refresh the witness's recollection. these We also agree with the court of appeals that questions were not Haseltine violations because the prosecutor was not seeking to elicit the witness's opinion on whether those other witnesses' statements were true. ¶64 of Regarding the fourth question, we agree with the court appeals that while it may violate Haseltine because the prosecutor asked whether the witness believed another witness's statements were true, it did not result in an unfair trial. Patterson, 321 Wis. 2d 752, ¶36. Investigator Strompolis, the See In her cross-examination of prosecutor was responding to Patterson's counsel's suggestion that the police did not conduct an adequate investigation. that the Strompolis question did not was Given this context, it becomes clear used continue to with explain his why Investigator interrogation of Misty Hale, rather than to establish the truth or falsity of Hale's 32 No. 2008AP1968-CR statements. We note that, under these circumstances, any error by the prosecutor in asking this question was harmless. See Wis. Stat. § 805.18(2); State v. Lindell, 2001 WI 108, ¶69, 245 Wis. 2d 689, 629 N.W.2d 223 (applying the harmless error statute to criminal proceedings). This particular question in this context did not "create[] too great a possibility that the jury abdicated its fact-finding role" to the witness independently to find the defendant's guilt. Wis. 2d at 96. Nor did this question or or failed Haseltine, 120 any of the other allegedly improper questions raised by Patterson "so infect[] the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." Neuser, 191 Wis. 2d at 136. The circuit court did not erroneously exercise its discretion in denying Patterson's motion for a mistrial. III. CONCLUSION ¶65 above. We affirm the court of appeals for the reasons stated In response to Patterson's first claim, we hold that convictions for both first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of a child with death as a consequence are not multiplicitous because, in light of the four-part analysis outlined in Davison, 263 Wis. 2d 145, ¶50, we conclude that the legislature intended to permit multiple punishments for these offenses. On this issue, we affirm the court of appeals, but on different grounds. We conclude that the convictions are not multiplicitous because contributing consequence to is the delinquency not a "type of 33 of a child criminal with death homicide" for as a the No. 2008AP1968-CR purposes of Wis. Stat. § 939.66(2), and further that the legislature intended to permit cumulative punishments for that offense and first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance. ¶66 Regarding the second issue, we hold that Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) proscribes contributing to the delinquency of any child under the age of eighteen, and thus Patterson's conviction was proper. Our interpretation of Wis. Stat. § 948.40(1) is informed by the plain language and legislative history of the definition of "child" in Wis. Stat. § 948.01(1), which excludes those over seventeen only for the "purposes of prosecuting" such person. ¶67 Third, first-degree substance we conclude reckless was not that homicide erroneous the jury by delivery because the instruction of a jury for controlled was properly advised that the burden of proving all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable claim that the doubt rested on wording of the the fourth State. element Patterson's of that crime allowed the jury to convict him based on allegations alone is not reasonable, especially when one looks at the jury instructions as a whole. ¶68 Fourth, there was no prosecutorial misconduct warranting a new trial because the single Haseltine violation in the seven-day trial in this case did not "so infect[] the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." Neuser, 191 Wis. 2d at 136. the decision of the court of appeals. 34 We therefore affirm No. 2008AP1968-CR By the Court. The decision affirmed. 35 of the court of appeals is No. 2008AP1968-CR 1

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