Warrantless Search – Suppression of Evidence
Paul Jones, by counsel, appeals his judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained in a warrantless police search of a vehicle.
Mandamus Relief – Huber Release
Jamie Coogan was serving a jail sentence when Iowa County Sheriff Steven Michek determined, based on an inmate classification system created by the Sheriff, that Coogan would not be released under the Huber Law, even though the circuit court had expressly ordered Huber release for Coogan.
Prima Facie – Selective Prosecution
John Neighbors appeals from judgments finding him guilty of six county zoning ordinance violations, after the trial court denied his motion to dismiss on the grounds of selective prosecution.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Tammy Genevieve Hardenburg appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of prescription drugs as a sixth offense.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Mario Emmanuel James, pro se, appeals the order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) motion without a hearing.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Ismet Islami (Ismet) appeals a summary judgment order in favor of Kemper Insurance Company (Kemper) denying coverage for loss of her home stemming from a fire intentionally set by Ydbi Islami (Ydbi), from whom Ismet is legally separated.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Roberto Cornejo appeals the judgment convicting him of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child. See WIS. STAT. § 940.225(1)(d) (1985-86).
Abuse of Discretion – Judgment – Filing Fees
Catherine Wilcox appeals from a judgment of divorce, in which the circuit court ordered the partial reimbursement of filing fees, and from an order denying what her notice of appeal designates as a “Motion to Amend the Judgment.”
Easement
Nancy Kucharski appeals a judgment dismissing her action to terminate an easement over her property.
Warrantless Search – Blood Test
The State appeals from an order granting David Hay’s motion to suppress the results of a warrantless blood draw performed after Hay was arrested for fifth offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and from an order denying the State’s motion for reconsideration.
Immigration – Removal Order
Haiyan Chen, a citizen of China, entered the United States without inspection (that is, by stealth) in 2004.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
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