Abuse of Discretion – Divorce
Roberta Dale-Wozniak appeals an order denying her motion for relief from a judgment terminating her marriage to Bruce Wozniak.
Plea Withdrawal
Norman Earl Rhodes appeals a judgment entered after he pled guilty to two firearms offenses.
Sentence Modification
Lorne Young appeals from a judgment convicting him of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Insurance Claim – Breach of Duty to Defend
The Germantown School District and the Germantown School District Board of Education (collectively the District) challenge the denial of their postverdict motion seeking attorney fees from their liability insurers.
Newly Discovered Evidence
Mark Spietz appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of three counts of burglary of a building or dwelling and one count of theft of movable property.
Custody and Placement Modification
Timothy Miller appeals an order granting Angela Carroll’s motion for modification of custody and physical placement of their minor son, Bruce, and establishing child support payments by Miller.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
The circuit court denied Deadrian L. Bostick’s WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) plea-withdrawal motion without an evidentiary hearing.
Abuse of Discretion – Sentencing
Ashlee Martinson appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of second-degree intentional homicide, as well as an order denying her postconviction motion for resentencing.
Divorce – Property Division
William Holm challenges the division of property and maintenance award following his divorce from Dawn Holm.
Immigration – Removal Order
El Hadj Hamidou Barry, a native and citizen of Guinea, applied for deferral of his removal from the United States under the United Nations Convention Against Torture.
Equal Protection Violation
Plaintiff-appellant Julio de Lima Silva, a Brazilian citizen who self-identifies as Latino, worked as a correctional sergeant for the State of Wisconsin, Department of Corrections (“DOC”).
Legal News
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- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
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- 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
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