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Tyson Timbs pleaded guilty in Indiana state court to dealing in a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit theft.

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In 2015, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that petitioner, Bobby James Moore, did not have intellectual disability and consequently was eligible for the death penalty.

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The circuit court ordered the arbitration of a private construction dispute stayed until it could decide an insurance coverage dispute between one of the contractors connected to the arbitration and the contractor's insurer.

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The State of Wisconsin petitioned the Milwaukee County Circuit Court to terminate C.L.K.'s parental rights, following which the matter went to trial in due course.

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We review the recommendation of the referee, James C. Boll, that Attorney Patrick S. Sweeney's license to practice law should be revoked due to his professional misconduct.

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Simon Jeninga appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief entered by the Walworth County Circuit Court. Jeninga was convicted of one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of possession of child pornography pursuant to his guilty pleas to those charges.

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Hanson Law Group (HLG) appeals a judgment and order in favor of Bethany Wilson.

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Kelly Kloss appeals the circuit court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief from his convictions of solicitation of first-degree reckless injury and solicitation of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

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Kira Foster, a/k/a Kira Hoff, appeals an order compelling specific performance of a land contract.

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Christopher Dion Woodley appeals a judgment of conviction following a jury trial and an order denying Woodley’s postconviction motion.

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The Town of Little Wolf appeals an order of the circuit court affirming the decision of the Waupaca County Board of Adjustment that the Thiel Pit, a nonmetallic mine, is a lawful nonconforming use and is, therefore, not subject to Waupaca County’s newly enacted nonmetallic mining ordinance.

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WI Court of Appeals – District III Case Name: D.R. v. B.D. Case No.: 2018AP1731; 2018AP1732 Officials: SEIDL, J. Focus: Termination of Parental Rights Brandon appeals circuit court orders terminating his parental rights to his two children pursuant to WIS. ...

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John Bullock appeals an order that denied, without a hearing, his companion motions for postconviction discovery and for other postconviction relief.

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Roberta Dale-Wozniak appeals an order denying her motion for relief from a judgment terminating her marriage to Bruce Wozniak.

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Norman Earl Rhodes appeals a judgment entered after he pled guilty to two firearms offenses.

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Court Error – Statutory Interpretation

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The circuit court denied Deadrian L. Bostick’s WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) plea-withdrawal motion without an evidentiary hearing.

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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.

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William Holm challenges the division of property and maintenance award following his divorce from Dawn Holm.

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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.

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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”).

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After a six-day trial involving twenty-nine witnesses, a federal jury convicted Nikolay Tantchev of exporting and attempting to export stolen cars, submitting false documents to customs officials, and structuring financial transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements.

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Todd D’Antoni received an enhanced sentence under the career-offender provision of the 1990 United States Sentencing Guidelines, based on a prior felony drug conviction and a prior felony “crime of violence” conviction.

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Derrick Johnson appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

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The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, was enacted more than a hundred years ago to compensate railroad employees for injuries they receive on the job.

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Plaintiff Fred Gates testified that his direct supervisor, Rafael Rivera, addressed him with the N‐word twice, and once threatened to write up his “black ass.”

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