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Mar 16, 2022

Motion for New Trial – Admissible Evidence

Dennis Hassel appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide.

Mar 16, 2022

Order Correcting Opinion

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraph 17 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on December 16, 2021.

Mar 16, 2022

Statutory Interpretation – Patient Health Care Records Access

John Schuler’s attorneys were charged $29.79 for “certification” and “retrieval fee[s]” on March 21, 2017, by Schubbe Family Chiropractic, Ltd. (Schubbe) for requested healthcare records under WIS. STAT. § 146.83 (2019-20).

Mar 15, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos to meet with election fraud backers

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday he is meeting with advocates for decertifying President Joe Biden's win in the battleground state, hours before he and the state Senate's top Republican were to discuss the topic with county GOP leaders.

Mar 15, 2022

Man who killed parents wants to skip court sentencing

Attorneys for man convicted of killing and dismembering his parents have asked a judge to allow their client to skip his own sentencing hearing in Dane County.

Mar 15, 2022

Evers changes course on assistance program after complaint

Gov. Tony Evers has reversed a decision to direct federal funds toward people of color as part of a nearly $93 million mortgage-assistance program after a conservative law firm argued the move would be unconstitutional.

Mar 15, 2022

THE VALADEZ CASE: She said her husband was abusive. A judge took away her kids and ordered her arrest.

After the judge in her Wisconsin divorce case ruled that her ex-husband — a man who had sought treatment for anger and alcohol issues — would get legal custody of and equal time with their four children, Julie Valadez vowed to fight back.

Mar 15, 2022

Postconviction Relief – Jury Instructions

Daniel Lewer appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating while intoxicated (7th, 8th or 9th offense) and from a circuit court order denying his postconviction motion alleging plain error relating to the jury instruction for “operating” and ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Mar 15, 2022

Abuse of Discretion – Juvenile Sex Offender Registration

K.B.W. appeals from a circuit court order requiring him to comply with juvenile sex offender registration requirements for a period of fifteen years.

Mar 15, 2022

Unlawful-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion – Suppression of Evidence

Randy Promer appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of operating a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his blood, as a seventh offense, and one count of possession of methamphetamine.

Mar 15, 2022

Recreational Immunity – Issue of Material Fact

Katherine Baumel sued Michael Frear, Kari Frear, and Deer Tail Lodge, LLC (collectively, “the Lodge”), along with the Lodge’s insurer, after she tripped and fell on the Lodge’s property.

Mar 15, 2022

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Shayne Trudelle appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of multiple crimes.

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