Postconviction Relief – Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Hoyle, No. 2020AP1876-CR, unpublished slip op.
Attorney Suspension
The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has filed a complaint under Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.22 asking this court to suspend indefinitely the license of Attorney Tracy R. Eichhorn-Hicks due to a medical incapacity as a reciprocal action to a transfer to "disability inactive status" ordered by the Supreme Court of Minnesota in a pending disciplinary proceeding.
Postconviction Relief- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-
The central question in this case is whether a prosecutor cured the breach of a plea agreement when he initially recommended a specific term of imprisonment despite the State's agreement not to do so, but then retracted and corrected the mistake upon being made aware of the error.
Worker’s Compensation
Petitioner Secura Supreme Insurance Company (Secura), which insured Daniel Keith Huck, seeks review of a published court of appeals decision that affirmed an order granting judgment to the Estate of Daniel Keith Huck (Estate). The supreme court affirms the court of appeals.
Disability Benefits-“Current annual salary”
The Milwaukee City Charter entitles firefighters injured on the job to duty disability retirement (DDR) benefits, which provide monthly wage replacement payments to firefighters unable to continue active service.
Receivership Proceeds
After the Atrium, a senior-living facility, defaulted on debt service payments to a group of bondholders, the facility filed a petition for receivership.
Disciplinary Complaint
The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) appeals Referee Robert E. Kinney's report, as amended, recommending that the court dismiss the remaining charges in the disciplinary complaint filed against Attorney Nathan E. DeLadurantey alleging that Attorney DeLadurantey violated the Attorney's Oath in Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 40.15,1 which is enforced via SCR 20:8.4(g),2 by failing to abstain from "offens[...]
Statutory Interpretation – Sales Tax
Wisconsin imposes a five percent tax on the sale or lease of tangible personal property, including aircraft, as well as on select services.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceeding
This matter was scheduled for oral argument on November 7, 2022, but was removed from the oral argument calendar because the court determined that the case presented an unresolved choice of law issue.
Postconviction Motion – Evidentiary Burden
The court of appeals affirmed the circuit court's judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault, and false imprisonment, and its denial of Thomas's postconviction motion.
Tax Assessment – Presumption of Correctness
The petitioner, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, seeks review of an unpublished per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's determination that the City of Delavan's assessments of Lowe's' property for the 2016 and 2017 tax years were not excessive.
Insurance Claim – Reckless Homicide
The petitioner, Lindsey Dostal (Dostal), both individually and as special administrator of the estate of Haeven Dostal, seeks review of a court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's grant of summary and declaratory judgment in favor of State Farm.
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