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Antonio L. Bell appeals his judgments of conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child and third-degree sexual assault, as well as the order denying his postconviction motions.

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Pheng Yang appeals from a judgment, entered on his guilty plea, convicting him on one count of second-degree intentional homicide.

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Timothy Sawyer, Laura Sawyer, Diane Wellnitz, and Elizabeth Nadow (“the Interested Parties”) appeal an order ruling that the Estate of Tom W. Sawyer reasonably forgave the remaining balance of a land contract between Beulah Beach, Inc., and his daughter, Kathleen Ferry and her husband James, and denying the Interested Parties’ demand that the Ferrys pay the Estate monies on the land contract and satisfy other alleged obligations.

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Herman Whiterabbit appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) postconviction motion.

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James L. Jackson, Jr., challenges a provision of the Wisconsin sex offender registry statute, WIS. STAT. § 301.45(2)(a)6m. (2017-18), as violating the First Amendment.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraphs 20 and 23 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on November 27, 2019.

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Toby Vandenberg appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of seventh-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Bernard Fish, Sr., appeals from both a judgment of conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and the denial of his postconviction motion.

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The district court revoked Michael Allgire’s supervised release after Allgire skipped out one month into his six-month term at a halfway house.

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In 2013, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating Dr. Larry Ley and his opioid addiction treatment company, Drug Opiate Recovery Network, Inc. (DORN), for dealing a controlled substance.

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Weekly Case Digests – January 13, 2019 – January 17, 2020

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From time to time an administrative agency changes its interpretation of a statute in a manner that adversely affects a regulated activity.

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Attorney Donald J. Harman has appealed a report and recommendation filed by Referee Allan E. Beatty, concluding that Attorney Harman committed three counts of professional misconduct and recommending that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for six months.

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Attorney Beth M. Bant appeals the report of Robert E. Kinney, referee, recommending that this court suspend her Wisconsin law license for six months, impose the full costs of this proceeding, and order her to undergo a psychological evaluation for consideration at any future reinstatement proceeding.

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This is a review of an unpublished opinion of the court of appeals, State v. Pope, No. 2017AP1720-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Nov. 13, 2018), reversing the Milwaukee County circuit court's order.

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S.E.M.T. appeals two orders waiving juvenile court jurisdiction over him, sending him to adult court to face charges that include first degree sexual assault and armed robbery.

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Brian Mickelson appeals a circuit court order requiring him to continue making maintenance payments to Cynthia Mickelson.

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New Lisbon Travel Mart, LLC, appeals a money judgment in favor of First Western SBLC, Inc., in the amount of $779,013.68.

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On November 3, 2016, Carol Horstman executed a will leaving all of her property to her son, Wesley Horstman, and his wife, Marinda Horstman.

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Joseph-Jamal Brantley appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury found him guilty of party to a crime (PTAC) firstdegree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon, PTAC first-degree recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon, PTAC armed robbery, and carrying a concealed weapon.

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David A. George and Susan M. George appeal from an order of the circuit court.

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N.M.A.-S. appeals the orders of the trial court terminating her parental rights of A.A.S. and A.J.S. N.M.A.-S. asserts that she received ineffective assistance of counsel because her trial counsel failed to request a strike for cause or use a peremptory strike for a juror who answered a question affirmatively during voir dire relating to whether someone struggling with addiction is unfit to be a parent.

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Chong Lee appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon, possession of afirearm by a felon, and two counts of felony intimidation of a witness, as a party to the crime.

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David Carow appeals the spousal maintenance portion of a judgment dissolving his marriage to Nancy Geidel.

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Bryan Massman and Ryan Most appeal a judgment dismissing their claims against the City of Prescott, the City of Prescott Police Commission, and police chief Robert Funk (collectively, the City).

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Thomas Kulhanek appeals from a judgment of conviction for exposing genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts to a child.

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Clyde Tally appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree reckless homicide and one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

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Nationwide Credit sent Henry Horia a letter seeking to collect a debt owed to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.

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Is a person’s username a part of her identity? That is a complex question, but one that Christine Dancel proposes can be resolved categorically for all usernames and all people.

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When a group of employees wants to collectively bargain with their employer, but the employer believes the group is ineligible for collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act, the two parties may address the dispute in a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board.

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