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Weekly Case Digests – March 16, 2020 – March 20, 2020
Weekly Case Digests – March 16, 2020 – March 20, 2020
Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
We review a stipulation filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Robert W. Horsch.
Prisoner – Involuntary Commitment and Medication
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, Marathon County v. D.K., No. 2017AP2217, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2018), affirming the Winnebago County circuit court's Wis. Stat. ch. 51 orders for involuntary commitment and involuntary medication and treatment.
Time-barred – Replevin
A late 1930s Talbot Lago is considered by some one of the most beautiful and innovative cars in the world.
Sentence Modification
Jared Spencer appeals a judgment of conviction and circuit court orders that denied Spencer’s motion for sentence modification or resentencing and his motion for reconsideration.
Insurance Claim – Duty to Defend
Raymond and Donna Weihofen appeal an order of the Dane County Circuit Court granting summary judgment in favor of Economy Premier Assurance Company on the issue of whether Economy had a duty to defend the Weihofens against claims brought by Kevin Trost and Jennifer Gagne.
Unreasonable Search – OWI – Blood Test
Justin Kane appeals an order of the Iowa County Circuit Court denying his motion to suppress the results of blood alcohol testing.
Plea & Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
Todd Gronseth appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Jury Instructions
Michael Williams appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime, by use of a dangerous weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm, following a jury trial.
Termination of Parental Rights
These consolidated termination of parental rights (TPR) cases concern mother S.J.A. and her minor children, A.K. and L.K. S.J.A. appeals from the circuit court’s order on partial summary judgment declaring her an unfit parent on the ground of abandonment, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.415(1)(a), and from the subsequent orders involuntarily terminating her parental rights.
Abuse of Discretion – Sex Offender Registration
D.G. appeals from a dispositional order adjudicating him to be a delinquent child and requiring that he register as a sex offender and from the order denying his postdisposition motion to stay that portion of the dispositional order requiring him to register as a sex offender.
Breach of Contract
Peter Demopoulos appeals from an order dismissing his case against Ripon Truck Repair & Equipment LLC following a bench trial.
Polls
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- 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
