Plea Agreement
Government did not breach plea agreement by making sentencing recommendations where entitlement to make sentence recommendations was not mentioned in the same plea agreement.
Sentencing – Ehancement
Appellant’s argue that prior burglary conviction does not count as crime of violence.
Deliberate Indifference – 8th Amendment
Physician threatened to discipline inmate if he continued complaining about pain
Sentencing
Appellant seeks reduction of sentence based on retroactive application of Amendment 782 to federal sentencing guidelines.
Sentencing – Sufficiency of Evidence
There was sufficient evidence to support conviction of appellant
FDCPA Violations
Court improperly analyzes complaint in debt collection suit, leading to improper dismissal of plaintiff claims. Statements made by defendants were misleading and deceitful.
Deliberate Indifference – 8th Amendment
Doctor disregarded request of physician, amounting to deliberate indifference
Claim Preclusion – Meritless Appeal
Appellant attempts, for a third time, to appeal revocation of license to operate a daycare center.
Weekly Case Digests — Sep. 6 – Sept. 9, 2016
Weekly Case Digests — Sep. 6 – Sept. 9, 2016
False Premise – Replacement Property
The City of Prairie du Chien displaced Delores Fischer from her house and lot in connection with a public project.
Suppression of Evidence
Troy M. Paulson appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of no contest, of possession of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) and drug paraphernalia.
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