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Case Digests

Nov 6, 2023

Disciplinary Proceedings

This is a reciprocal discipline matter. On June 12, 2023, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) filed a complaint and motion pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.22, requesting this court suspend Attorney Felipe N. Gomez's license to practice law in Wisconsin for a period of three years, as discipline reciprocal to that imposed by the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Nov 6, 2023

Disciplinary Proceedings

This disciplinary matter comes to the court on Attorney Steven D. Johnson's appeal of a report and recommendation of Referee Sue E. Bischel.

Nov 6, 2023

Termination of Parental Rights-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jasmine appeals orders terminating her parental rights (TPR) to two of her sons, Cameron and Carter.

Nov 6, 2023

Governance

Sims, the present pastor and the son of the late founder of the church, appeals from an order granting Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., (the Church), Antoinette Redd, and Virgil Stephens’ motion to dismiss Sims’ amended complaint in which he sought to invalidate the 2019 version of the Church’s bylaws which provided that the successor pastor of the Church should have the general ov[...]

Nov 6, 2023

Frivolous Appeal-Real Property Partition

Erin Kuczmarski and the Holly L. Harper Special Needs Trust (hereinafter, “the Holly Trust”) appeal a circuit court order requiring the sale of real property located in the Town of Crescent in Oneida County.

Nov 6, 2023

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Competency

Ford was arrested on May 21, 2021, and on June 29, 2021, she was charged with disorderly conduct, with use of a dangerous weapon, for a disturbance at her apartment complex during which multiple witnesses stated that Ford stole a package, began yelling profanities, threw a potted plant, and threatened to kill another tenant with a knife.

Nov 6, 2023

Reasonable Suspicion-Motion to Suppress

At approximately 10:40 p.m. on August 6, 2020, Rudolf was driving an SUV when Officer Kislewski saw Rudolf’s vehicle swerve over the fog line in the road and nearly strike the curb.

Nov 6, 2023

Postconviction Motion-Defective Plea Colloquy-Evidence

Aguirre-Hodge, pro se, appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion without a hearing.

Nov 6, 2023

Sufficiency of Evidence-Reckless Homicide

Dwyer was last seen alive on Friday, October 11, 2013, at 2:37 a.m. in Milwaukee entering Zocco’s apartment complex. Zocco and Dwyer were in a “friends with benefits” relationship.

Nov 6, 2023

Sufficiency of Evidence- Conflict of Interest with Attorney

Pfister and Evans were involved in methamphetamine distribution in Illinois.

Nov 6, 2023

“Serious Violent Felony”-Sentencing

Pemberton admitted to selling methamphetamine to an undercover informant and subsequently pleaded guilty to drug distribution under 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1).

Nov 6, 2023

Sentencing Guidelines

Williams pleaded guilty to four charges under 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A); (b)(1)(B), stemming from his involvement in a substantial methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

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