Recent Articles from Associated Press
Termination of Parental Rights-Notice of Petition
M.H. appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her son, T.H. She first argues that the circuit court erred when it entered default judgment against her on the grounds for the termination of parental rights (TPR) petition because there was no proof she had notice of the petition.
Termination of Parental Rights
Mary’s paternal grandparents, petitioned to terminate Melissa’s parental rights to Mary, who had lived with them for four years.
Extradition Costs
In June 2015, Geiger entered a guilty plea to one count of exposing genitals to a child.
Postconviction Motion
On June 10, 2017, Williams, along with his two co-defendants, Stacy Watkins and Oscar Rash, traveled through residential Milwaukee neighborhoods committing a number of crimes.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Juror Information
Moore appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and unlawfully possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
OWI-Procedural Issues
Jacobi appeals a judgment of conviction for operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a seventh or subsequent offense.
“Extraneous and Superfluous” Testimony
Bell, charged by the State with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting deaths of his sister and her girlfriend, appeals a nonfinal pretrial order of the circuit court precluding him from offering at trial certain expert-type testimony.
Other-acts Evidence
Dionne appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under twelve years old.
Breach of Contract-Insurance
Lee appeals from an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Nationwide Insurance Company of America and dismissing the complaint that Lee filed against Nationwide alleging breach of contract, a claim for statutory interest, and bad faith after Nationwide denied a claim that Lee made under her homeowner’s insurance policy.
Class Action Certification-Wage Payment
This appeal arises from a complaint filed by Sherleti Freeman on September 28, 2020, alleging that SL Greenfield engaged in systemic violations of Wisconsin’s wage payment and collection laws at several independent living and assisted living facilities throughout Wisconsin.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Fluker appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Contempt
Marika Erin McGhee Jones, n/k/a Marika Edwards (hereinafter “Edwards”), pro se, appeals an order of the circuit court dismissing her motion for contempt.
Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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