Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Eric Koula, pro se, appeals a circuit court order that denied Koula’s WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18)1 motion seeking relief from a judgment of conviction for two counts of first degree intentional homicide.
Probable Cause Hearing
On October 22, 2018, Ozaukee County filed a Statement of Emergency Detention by Law Enforcement Officer against R.CJ.Y.2 A probable cause hearing was scheduled for October 24, 2018.
Equal Protection Violation
Malcolm Sanders appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of two counts of delivering heroin, as a repeater and as a party to a crime.
Double Jeopardy
Darius Kavonta Smith appeals from nonfinal orders of the trial court denying his motion to bar a retrial of the charges against him on the ground that it would violate double jeopardy.
OWI – Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Cashe Newville appeals an order that adjudged him guilty of first-offense operating while under the influence of a controlled substance (OWI), contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).
6th Amendment Violation
Sean Pugh, pro se, appeals two orders denying successive motions and relief he sought through letters he filed in the circuit court seeking the appointment of counsel, postconviction discovery, and postconviction relief from a 2013 judgment of conviction for multiple drug offenses.
Sufficiency of Evidence
The history of this litigation began in the circuit court for Brown County, Wisconsin.
Order Correcting Opinion
American Airlines employed Kimberly Bilinsky for more than two decades.
Insurance Claim – Liability
Fifth Third Mortgage Company sued several individuals and businesses after it fell victim to a mortgage fraud scheme.
NLRA Violation
Pat Hudson was a long time employee of Consolidated Communications (“Consolidated”), who was discharged due to strike-related misconduct.
Converted Wetlands Classification – Abuse of Discretion
In the mid- to late-1990s, the late David Boucher cut down nine trees on his family farm in Indiana.
CERCLA Claim – Time-barred
This case is about an on-and-off, decades-long effort to stop an Indiana steel mill’s pollution.
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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