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.
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.
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.
Private Nuisance Claims
This appeal concerns the proper pleading standards for private nuisance claims.
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.
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.
Property Deprivation in Search
Cook County Jail staff searched Koger’s cell on October 5, 2013.
Copyright
Sullivan registered copyrights for two “illustration collections,” comprising 33 individual illustrations, for and sued Flora, Inc. for infringing those copyrights.
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.
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.
“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.
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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