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Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
We review Referee John B. Murphy's recommendation that Attorney Stanley Whitmore Davis be declared in default and his license to practice law in Wisconsin suspended for one year for professional misconduct.
Statutory Interpretation – Gambling Machine
Quick Charge Kiosk LLC is the commercial owner of kiosks that enable customers to pay for an opportunity to win (or lose) money through a video game based on chance.
Court Error – Postconviction Relief
The petitioner, Milton Eugene Warren, seeks review of an unpublished order of the court of appeals denying his petition for habeas corpus.
Jury Instructions
Michael Statler appeals judgments of conviction of the Rock County Circuit Court for eight counts of armed robbery as a party to a crime.
Postconviction Relief – Procedurally Barred Claims
Jerry Anderson, pro se, appeals a circuit court order denying his motions for postconviction relief.
Termination of Parental Rights
S.S. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to A.W., arguing that the circuit court erred when it granted Waukesha County Health and Human Services’ (the department) motion for default judgment and denied S.S. the right to a jury trial at the grounds phase of the termination of parental rights (TPR) proceeding.
Court Error – Admittance of Evidence
Matthew T. Bohmann appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Jake Westerhof and Uneeda Rest, LLC, appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Duanne D. Townsend appeals from an order of the circuit court denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18)1 motion without a hearing.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Booker Telefaro Shipp, III, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his motion for postconviction relief without a hearing.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Suppression of Evidence
Michelle Greenwood appeals a judgment, entered upon her guilty plea, convicting her of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) with a minor in the vehicle.
Abuse of Discretion – Evidentiary Ruling
Jamie L. Nicolai, pro se, appeals from judgments of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, one count of substantial battery intending bodily harm with the use of a dangerous weapon, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of felony bail jumping.
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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
