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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Noah D. Clark appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered following a jury trial, for intentional physical abuse of a child, felony bail jumping, and disorderly conduct.
Failure to Show a Manifest Injustice
Calvin Scott, Jr. appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered upon a guilty plea, for second-degree sexual assault of a child, and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Ineffectiveness of Postconviction Counsel
Clarence A. Thomas appeals a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2021-22) postconviction motion. In his motion, Thomas asked the court to vacate a judgment of conviction from 1999 and allow him to withdraw his guilty pleas based on his postconviction counsel’s alleged ineffectiveness.
Postconviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Orlando Eaton appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of a controlled substance as a party to the crime.
Executive Branch Discretion
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Iranian nationals and their family members against the President and several federal officials.
First Amendment Retaliation- Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights
Adams, an inmate at Indiana’s Plainfield Correctional Facility, sued both current and former commissioners of the Indiana Department of Corrections, along with several other officials, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Mandatory COVID-19 Testing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor of Illinois issued an executive order requiring personnel in primary and secondary schools to be tested regularly for the disease unless they had been vaccinated against it.
Arson-
Farrar appeals a judgment of conviction for arson of a building of another, as a repeater.
Postconviction Motion for Plea Withdrawal-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Mayotte appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his Alford plea, for one count of burglary of a building.
Plea Withdrawal-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Sentencing
La Brec, pro se, appeals a judgment convicting him of possession of a firearm by a felon and armed robbery with the use of force.
Sentencing Guidelines
Wilcher, the defendant, faced charges of attempted enticement of a minor and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.
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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
