Not Guilty in Criminal Trial
Defense Attorney Van Wagner Prevails
Case Name: State of Wisconsin -vs- Robert G. Sutter
Charge: Second Degree Sexual Assault, Repeated Acts Sexual Assault Same Child
Court: Dane County Circuit Court
City, State: Madison, Wisconsin
Judge: Ebert, Steven D.
Date: 6 September 2007
Defense Attorney: Van Wagner, Christopher T.
Firm: Van Wagner & Wood, S.C.
Prosecuting Attorney: Karst, Mary Ellen
Verdict: Not Guilty, Jury Trial
About Defense Attorney Christopher T. Van Wagner
Attorney Christopher T. Van Wagner is a partner at Van Wagner & Wood, S.C., Madison, Wisconsin. Previously, Attorney Van Wagner served as a federal prosecutor (Madison, Wisconsin), a state prosecutor (Trenton, New Jersey), and a private criminal defense attorney with the firm Mayers Brown (Chicago, Illinois). Chris Van Wagner earned his law degree at Cornell University Law School (Law Review Editor) in 1981.
About Prosecuting Attorney
Baxter, Tim
Circuit Court Proceedings
1
948.025(1)(a)
Repeated 1st Deg. Sex.Assault-Same Child
Felony B
Found Not Guilty at Jury Trial
2
948.025(1)
Repeated Sexual Assault of Same Child
Felony B
Found Not Guilty at Jury Trial
3
948.025(1)(b)
Repeated Sexual Assault of Same Child (fewer than 3 Violations of 1st Degree Sexual Assault)
Felony C
Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion