Jonathan Taylor appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle after revocation and two counts of felony bail jumping.
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Case Digests – WI Court of Appeals
Postconviction Plea Withdrawal
Close, pro se, appeals from orders denying his postconviction motions for plea withdrawal in two Pierce County criminal cases.
Read More »Suppression of Evidence – Blood Test
Following a bench trial, the circuit court found Kevin Cormican guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a first offense.
Read More »Suppression of Evidence – Breath Chemical Test
Thatcher was cited for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), as a first offense.
Read More »Sentence Modification – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Kenneth Risch, pro se, appeals an order amending his judgment of conviction to reflect 1,141 days of sentence credit.
Read More »Procedural Issues in Filing of Information
Aderemi appeals his judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for multiple counts of sexual assault of his minor stepdaughters.
Read More »Motion to Suppress Evidence
The State of Wisconsin appeals from a circuit court order granting Nichols’ motion to suppress evidence.
Read More »Jury Instruction
Humphrey appeals from a judgment of conviction for homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and an order of the trial court denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Read More »Police Department Employee Promotion
The Milwaukee Police Association and Brian J. Young (collectively MPA) appeal the circuit court order affirming the decision by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for the City of Milwaukee (the Board) to deny Young a promotion to detective in the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD).
Read More »Jurisdiction of Trial Court
Boon, pro se, appeals his judgment of conviction for causing mental harm to a child, chronic neglect of a child causing emotional damage, and false imprisonment, all as a party to a crime.
Read More »Postconviction Relief – Right to Counsel
Rosenthal was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, and pro se, appeals an order denying his WIS.
Read More »Fourth Amendment
Always Towing and Recovery, Inc. and Jason Pehowski (collectively Always Towing) appeal an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Milwaukee.
Read More »Ineffective Counsel
Keonta Latrez Moore appeals his judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree reckless injury, one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Read More »Sexual Assault of a Child – Resentencing
Nicholas Meyer was convicted, upon his no-contest pleas, of first-degree sexual assault of a child (sexual contact with a person under age thirteen) and causing mental harm to a child.
Read More »Sentencing Factors – Inaccurate Information
Jackson appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty plea, convicting him of third-degree sexual assault.
Read More »Class Certification
Cave Enterprises Operations, LLC (Cave) appeals the circuit court order granting class certification on the basis of unlawful deprivation of overtime wages to a class of salaried general managers and assistant general managers of Burger King restaurants at Wisconsin locations that were owned and operated by Cave.
Read More »Uncorroborated Confession – Ineffective Counsel
Lance Dante Delk, pro se, appeals his judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of two counts of trafficking a child.
Read More »Termination of Parental Rights – Insufficient Evidence
Ruth appeals an order terminating her parental rights (TPR) to Adam based on a petition filed by the Rusk County Department of Health and Human Services.
Read More »Termination of Parental Rights – Timing of Motion
Talia appeals an order involuntarily terminating her parental rights to her daughter, Ashley (pseudonyms).
Read More »Termination of Parental Rights
Elizabeth appeals from an order of the circuit court terminating her parental rights to her son, Everett.2 On appeal, she argues that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion at the disposition hearing when it weighed the factors found in WIS.
Read More »Termination of Parental Rights – Duty of Confidentiality
O.F. appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, J.G.R. O.F. contends that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel violated his duty of confidentiality and loyalty.
Read More »Criminal Weapon Possession – Mistrial
Marvin Lee Rogers appeals from the non-final order of the circuit court denying his motion to dismiss a criminal weapon possession charge on the basis of double jeopardy.
Read More »Improper Comments
Groenewold appeals a judgment, entered following a jury trial, convicting him of one count of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and three counts of causing a child to view sexual activity.
Read More »Name Change – Discretion
This appeal addresses whether a transgender individual (Robert) met the statutory requirements for a confidential name change under WIS. STAT. § 786.37(4) (2019-20).
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Marquise Lamont Brown appeals his judgment of conviction for second-degree reckless homicide with the use of a dangerous weapon, as a party to a crime, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Read More »Right to Counsel
Lantz appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a seventh offense.
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines
Container Life Cycle Management LLC appeals the judgment and order entered in favor of Mid America Steel Drum Properties, LLC, a reconditioner of steel drums, and 17H LLC (collectively, Mid America), upon a jury verdict which found that Container Life had committed trespass and unlawfully withheld possession of several parcels owned by Mid America, and was unjustly enriched by that conduct.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Dallas Eugene Robinson appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for felony murder as a party to the crime and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Juror Bias
The State appeals a postconviction order granting Marris Steven Virgil, Jr., a new trial.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ahmed Al Bawi appeals from a judgment convicting him of third-degree sexual assault and from an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his no-contest plea.
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