Tortious Interference – Breach of Contract
This lawsuit arises out of the sale of land by Patrick Keenan to Kevin McLain and McLain’s subsequent sale of that land to Glenn Lorenz and Carol Lorenz. McLain brought suit against Keenan for Keenan’s tortious interference with McLain’s contract to sell the land to Lorenz.
ALJ Error – Parole Revocation – Admission of Evidence
Willie McShan appeals pro se from a circuit court order affirming his parole revocation.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
In these consolidated cases, Delante D. Higgenbottom appeals pro se from orders denying his postconviction motion for relief.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Frank Gibson appeals from a judgment declaring that Fire Insurance Exchange’s insurance policies did not provide coverage for Gibson’s injuries related to the use of a watercraft owned by an insured.
Warrantless Search – Suppression of Evidence
Corintheus Jabar Gant appeals his judgments of conviction entered after he pled guilty to four counts of intimidation of a witness and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Recommitment Order – Sufficiency of Evidence
WI Court of Appeals – District I Case Name: Milwaukee County v. T.L.T. Case No.: 2020AP426 Officials: DUGAN, J. Focus: Recommitment Order – Sufficiency of Evidence T.L.T. appeals a one-year recommitment order entered on May 28, 2019, and argues that the circuit court lost its competency when the expert reports bearing on the issue of […]
Sufficiency of Evidence
Philip Vaughn appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of two counts of possession of child pornography.
Plea Agreement
Douglas Richer appeals a judgment of conviction for possession with intent to deliver greater than fifty grams of methamphetamine as a party to a crime, with various penalty enhancers.
Court Error – Property Assessments
Mayfair Mall, LLC, by its member General Growth Properties, Inc. (collectively “GGP”), appeals from a judgment of the trial court in which it concluded that the property assessments of Mayfair Mall (the “Mall”), as determined by the City of Wauwatosa for 2013, 2014, and 2015, were not excessive.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A Wisconsin jury found that Petitioner Eric Hodkiewicz stalked, harassed, and assaulted his wife and convicted him of nine offenses.
Weekly Case Digests – June 14, 2021 – June 18, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – June 14, 2021 – June 18, 2021
Judicial Substitution
This case is about whether Tavodess Matthews timely requested a judicial substitution under Wis. Stat. § 801.58(1) (2019-20).
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property