State’s high court picks up 3 new cases

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday voted to accept three cases and to deny review of 39.

In State v. Subdiaz-Osorio, a Kenosha County case, the court will consider whether police can use the GPS of a smartphone, without obtaining a warrant, to a track a suspect. It will also look at whether statements made by Nicolas Subdiaz-Osorio, who pled guilty to first-degree reckless homicide, were admissible after he said “How can I do to get an attorney here because I don’t have enough to afford one?”

In Nowell v. City of Wausau, a Marathon County case, the court will consider whether a circuit court’s reviews of municipal decisions to not renew an alcohol license under Wis. Stats. § 125.12(2)(d) is pursuant to certiorari or a de novo hearing.

In State v. Magett, a Grant County case, the court will consider whether a court does not have to hold a trial phase to decide if a defendant should not be held responsible for a crime because of having a mental disease or defect in cases in which the defendant does not present enough evidence to give rise to a jury question.