Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Juvenile Justice Code
J.A.J., a juvenile adjudicated delinquent and placed in the Serious Juvenile Offender Program (SJOP), raises two issues in his appeal.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Insufficient Evidence
Trenton Adrian Brown appeals a judgment entered following a jury trial convicting him of one count of possessing heroin with intent to deliver, as a party to a crime and repeater, and one count of obstructing an officer, and an order denying postconviction relief.
Zoning Law-Certiorari Review
Eagle Cove Camp & Conference Center, Inc. (Eagle Cove), appeals from the circuit court’s order denying its petition for certiorari relief and affirming the decision of the Oneida County Board of Adjustment (the Board), which denied Eagle Cove’s application for a conditional use permit (CUP).
Postconviction Motion-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Treadwell appeals from a judgment entered following a jury trial convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Suppression of Evidence
On January 23, 2022, Javares Hudson walked into the Carle BroMenn Medical Center seeking emergency treatment for a gunshot wound.
Social Security Overpayment Recovery- “Reopening”
Fitschen received a diagnosis of advanced cancer, prompting him to cease working. In 2000, the Social Security Administration (SSA) granted Fitschen eligibility for disability benefits.
Probable Cause
Law enforcement utilized a confidential source (CS) to conduct two controlled methamphetamine transactions with Christopher Deeren.
Suppression of Evidence-Warrantless Search
Two individuals approached a neighboring unit, explaining that they were attempting to contact the resident of Apartment 7.
Constitutional Rights-Right to hunt- Freedom of Speech
Article I, section 26 of the Wisconsin Constitution safeguards the right to hunt, with a specific statute enacted in 1990 criminalizing various forms of harassment against hunters.
8th Circuit tosses suit claiming false clothing sale prices
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed a woman failed to show an “ascertainable loss” when she purchased clothing from Old Navy at an allegedly deceptive sale price.
Marquette Law School national survey finds Biden trailing three GOP opponents
Preferences over abortion policy have changed little in polling since May 2022.
Evers, Vos on same side, both argue against Supreme Court taking voucher lawsuit
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration and political opponent Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are in the rare position of taking the same side in a lawsuit seeking to end Wisconsin's taxpayer-funded voucher school system, telling the Wisconsin Supreme Court that it should not take the case.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property