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Case Digests - WI Court of Appeals

Jan 16, 2024

Termination of Parental Rights

Jacob appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to his son, Hank, based upon a continuing denial of periods of physical placement or visitation pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.415(4).

Jan 16, 2024

Anti-Lapse Statute-Probate

Alma and LeRoy were husband and wife and had five children.

Jan 16, 2024

Franks-Mann Motion-Suppression of Evidence

Townsend appeals from a judgment of conviction entered following a jury trial for first-degree intentional homicide and armed robbery, both counts as a party to a crime.

Jan 16, 2024

Plea Withdrawal- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

According to the criminal complaint, on May 8, 2019, O.E. entered Walker’s vehicle as part of an arranged drug sale and informed her that “he only wanted to spend $40 and not the whole $200” that he discussed when they arranged the meeting.

Jan 16, 2024

Plea Withdrawal- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Aguila appeals from a judgment convicting him of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, which was entered upon revocation of his deferred judgment agreement (DJA).

Jan 16, 2024

Post-Sentencing Motion for Plea Withdrawal Without an Evidentiary Hearing

Larson appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his guilty plea, of first-degree sexual assault of a child (sexual contact with a person under age thirteen).

Jan 16, 2024

Denial of Conditional Release from Commitment

Lange appeals an order denying his petition for conditional release from his WIS. STAT. § 971.17 (2021-22) commitment.

Jan 16, 2024

Postconviction Motion-Recusal-Bias

In 2007, following a jury trial, Nichols was convicted of second-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Jan 8, 2024

John Doe Hearing

In 1998, a vehicle that Hammersley was driving collided with another vehicle, and Hammersley drove away from the accident scene.

Jan 8, 2024

Termination of Parental Rights

Daniel appeals the circuit court’s order terminating his parental rights to Alice and Corey arguing that his due process rights were violated when he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered a no contest plea to one of the grounds alleged in the State’s petitions to terminate his parental rights (specifically, continuing CHIPS) in exchange for unsupervised visitation with Alice and Co[...]

Jan 2, 2024

Contracts

Charles Huelsbeck appeals a money judgment entered against him and in favor of Wisconsin Real Estate Co. LLC (“WREC”).

Jan 2, 2024

Protective Placement

Mason appeals an order continuing his protective placement pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 55.18.

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