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Case Digests

Apr 10, 2023

Postconviction Motion

Anthony Edward Pearson appeals his judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for first-degree recklessly endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of disorderly conduct, with various repeater and domestic violence penalty enhancers attached.

Apr 10, 2023

Postconviction Motion

Smith’s nephew, four-year old S.S., shot himself in the head. Nigeria Smith, S.S.’s mother and Smith’s twin sister, found S.S. on the floor of Smith’s bedroom.

Apr 10, 2023

Postconviction Relief-Court Error

Davis appeals from two judgments of conviction—one for false imprisonment and robbery with use of force, as acts of domestic violence, and one for fleeing or eluding an officer.

Apr 10, 2023

Private Nuisance Claims

This appeal concerns the proper pleading standards for private nuisance claims.

Apr 10, 2023

Repeater Portion of Sentence- WIS. STAT. § 973.12(1)

Steven Nelson appeals from several judgments of conviction and from an order denying his motion to modify one of his sentences.

Apr 10, 2023

Trusts and Estates

The Estate of Hugh McCaffery, Sr., appeals summary judgments entered in favor of Gilbert Garrett, Roxanne Garrett, Shirley Martin, George Aiken, Wendy Thayer, Harjit Sohpaul, Resham Sohpaul, and Portal Properties, LLC.

Apr 10, 2023

Property Deprivation in Search

Cook County Jail staff searched Koger’s cell on October 5, 2013.

Apr 10, 2023

Copyright

Sullivan registered copyrights for two “illustration collections,” comprising 33 individual illustrations, for and sued Flora, Inc. for infringing those copyrights.

Apr 3, 2023

Attorney Suspension

The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has filed a complaint under Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.22 asking this court to suspend indefinitely the license of Attorney Tracy R. Eichhorn-Hicks due to a medical incapacity as a reciprocal action to a transfer to "disability inactive status" ordered by the Supreme Court of Minnesota in a pending disciplinary proceeding.

Apr 3, 2023

Postconviction Relief- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-

The central question in this case is whether a prosecutor cured the breach of a plea agreement when he initially recommended a specific term of imprisonment despite the State's agreement not to do so, but then retracted and corrected the mistake upon being made aware of the error.

Apr 3, 2023

“Delinquency Charges”

Citibank filed the underlying complaint against Riffard in 2020, alleging that Riffard had opened a credit card twenty years earlier and owed Citibank $11,261.19.

Apr 3, 2023

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Admission of Evidence

Futch appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a court trial for two counts of soliciting a child for prostitution, and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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