Recent Articles from WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ronald Lee Gilbert appeals from a judgment of conviction following a jury trial for trafficking of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child, and intentional child abuse.
Court Error – Affirmative Defense
Jedadiah Doyle appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of repeated sexual assault of the same child, with at least three violations constituting first-degree sexual assault, and obstructing an officer, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 948.025(1)(b) and 946.41(1) (2019-20), respectively.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Curtis Von Brown appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, as a party to a crime, and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Court Error – Temporary Restraining Order and Harassment Injunction
Susan appeals an order vacating a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and dismissing her petition for a harassment injunction against Amy Trevino.
4 OCHDL attorneys named Lawyer of the Year
O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing Attorneys Seth Dizard (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization), Pete Faust (Mergers and Acquisitions), Greg Lyons (Litigation-Insurance) and Steve Slawinski (Construction) have been named by Best Lawyers® as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee for their area of practice.
Wisconsin governor wants to intervene in redistricting case
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal court on Monday to allow him to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fellow Democrats that seeks to have federal courts draw new boundary lines if the governor and Republican-controlled Legislature can't reach agreement.
Wisconsin election clerks told by investigator to keep data
The leader of a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin on Monday sent county clerks an email asking them to retain all records related to the election and notify him if any had been destroyed.
Kleefisch says she raised $1.2 million after launching bid
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says she raised $1.2 million from individuals in the days after she launched her campaign for governor on Thursday. Kleefisch, a Republican, announced the fundraising totals on Monday. That is on top of the $190,000 she had in her campaign account at the end of June. […]
Man sentenced to probation for pointing laser at aircraft
A Milwaukee man who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of pointing a laser at law enforcement aircraft during police brutality protests in 2020 has been sentenced to a year of probation.
Medicare Part B Coverage – Standing to Sue
Anniken Prosser suffers from an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme.
Sherman Act Violation – Failure to State Claim
This case is about the scrap metal recycling business—the collection and processing of ferrous (iron-based) and nonferrous metals.
Habeas Relief – Admissible Evidence
Twice, Petitioner Leonard Kidd voluntarily testified under oath that he murdered four people in January 1984.
Legal News
- UW-Milwaukee chancellor to step down next year amid handling of Pro-Hamas protesters
- Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
- Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
- Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
- Gov. Evers appoints Travis Maze as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
- Milwaukee Police investigating fatal downtown crash
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies