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Case Digests

Jun 24, 2020

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.

Jun 24, 2020

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.

Jun 24, 2020

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.

Jun 24, 2020

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.

Jun 24, 2020

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mario Emmanuel James, pro se, appeals the order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) motion without a hearing.

Jun 23, 2020

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.

Jun 23, 2020

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).

Jun 23, 2020

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.”

Jun 23, 2020

Easement

Nancy Kucharski appeals a judgment dismissing her action to terminate an easement over her property.

Jun 23, 2020

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.

Jun 23, 2020

Immigration – Removal Order

Haiyan Chen, a citizen of China, entered the United States without inspection (that is, by stealth) in 2004.

Jun 23, 2020

Jury Instructions

Maurice Withers made a living trafficking women and girls for sex.

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