Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing
Vaylan G. Morris appeals his judgment of conviction entered after he pled guilty to second-degree recklessly endangering safety as a party to a crime, and the trial court’s order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Anthony Murray, pro se, appeals the order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) motion without a hearing.
Court Error – Injunctions
Michael Lorentz appeals a judgment, entered following a jury trial, that convicted him of one count of knowingly violating a domestic abuse injunction, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 813.12(8)(a), and three counts of knowingly violating a child abuse injunction, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 813.122(11).
Statutory Interpretation – OWI
Keith Shoeder was observed operating his riding lawn mower on the shoulder of a public roadway and was subsequently arrested for fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Plea Colloquy
Orlando C. Davis appeals the judgment of conviction, entered on his guilty pleas to the following three misdemeanors...
Jurisdiction – Sentencing
Cordell Collins appeals several conditions he must abide by while on supervised release.
Abuse of Discretion – Divorce – Property Division
Terry Carpenter, pro se, appeals the property division portion of a judgment dissolving his marriage to Mary Carpenter.
Sentencing Guidelines
In 1991 Michael Daniels was sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug-trafficking crimes he committed while leading the violent Brothers of the Struggle street gang in Milwaukee in the 1980s.
Equitable Estoppel
John Vergara, Carlos Ruiz, and Jose Garcia filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Officers John Dal Ponte, Boonserm Srisuch, and Perry Nigro.
Sentencing Guidelines
Anthony Gardner was arrested after firing a gun at two vehicles thought to be driven by rival gang members.
Court Error – Retaliatory Eviction
George Cole appeals a judgment awarding money damages to his former landlord, M. Blank Properties, LLC (Blank).
Weekly Case Digests – October 21, 2019 – October 25, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – October 21, 2019 – October 25, 2019
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