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Imperfect Self Defense – Jury Instructions
Terry S. Shannon was convicted by a jury in 2009 of first-degree intentional homicide and discharging a firearm from a vehicle, both as party to a crime, and sentenced to life in prison.
DNA Surcharge – Due Process
Travis Manteuffel appeals the imposition of a $200 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) surcharge on his conviction for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and an order denying his postconviction motion to vacate that surcharge.
Spousal Maintenance – Divorce
Jeremy Chell appeals the spousal maintenance portion of a judgment dissolving his marriage to Laurie Chell.
Plea Agreement – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
David Taylor appeals judgments convicting him of eleven felonies and an order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Court Error
Cedric Hayes, Sr., appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of repeated sexual assault of a child.
Admission of Evidence – Other-Acts Evidence
Anton Dorsey appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of misdemeanor battery, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of aggravated battery, with the latter two counts having been charged as acts of domestic abuse, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 973.055(1).
Negligence – Small Claims
Steven Howell, pro se, appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department in a small claims negligence action.
Statutory Coverage – Bank Fraud
Subsection (1) of the bank fraud statute covers schemes to deprive a bank of money in a customer’s deposit account.
Patent Act – Articles of Manufacture
In the case of a multicomponent product, the relevant “article of manufacture” for arriving at a §289 damages award need not be the end product sold to the consumer but may be only a component of that product.
Insider Trading – Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Ninth Circuit properly applied Dirks to affirm Salman’s conviction. Under Dirks, the jury could infer that the tipper here personally benefited from making a gift of confidential information to a trading relative.
Daubert Test – Admission of Evidence
David Lewisbey was a Chicagobased gunrunner who used a fake Indiana I.D. to buy guns at Indiana gun shows and bring them back to Illinois to sell.
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