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Weekly Case Digests – December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2019
1st Amendment Violation – Political Contribution Limits
1st Amendment Violation – Political Contribution Limits
Statutory Interpretation – Theft
This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals in two consolidated cases, State v. Lopez and State v. Rodriguez, 2019 WI App 2, 385 Wis. 2d 482, 922 N.W.2d 855, reversing the Green County circuit court's order.
Eviction – Monetary Judgment
Douglas Robert Strehlow filed this small claims action against Renee Marie Cera, seeking eviction and monetary relief for Cera’s alleged failure to pay rent due for March 2019.
Termination of Parental Rights
In these consolidated appeals, J.R. appeals non-final orders of the Dane County Circuit Court.
Probable Cause – Suppression of Evidence
Michael Kingsley appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of THC and misdemeanor bail jumping.
Court Error – Testimony
Chris Feller appeals a judgment of conviction for driving on a freeway in excess of the 70-miles-per-hour speed limit, in violation of WIS. STAT. § 346.57(4)(gm)2.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Deandre Smith appeals a judgment convicting him of battery and felon in possession of a firearm, as acts of domestic abuse, and an order denying his postconviction motions to vacate the judgment of conviction.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Shelton Kingcade appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child.
Declaratory Judgment – Divorce Proceedings
Ali and Mary Mardan (collectively, the Mardans) appeal an order that dismissed their declaratory judgment claims against their former daughter-in-law, Ingie Mardan (Ingie).
Plea Withdrawal
Jonathan A. Ortiz-Rodriguez appeals from his judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, to which he pled guilty.
Property – Riparian Rights – Piers
This case concerns a dispute regarding the ownership of a pier and a “wet boathouse”—that is, a boathouse constructed beyond the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) of a navigable waterway.
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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
