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Residual Clause is invalid
Darryl Rollins pleaded guilty to selling crack cocaine and was sentenced to 84 months in prison.
Residual Clause
United States v. Tichenor is overruled; the residual clause in §4b1.2(a)(2) is unconstitutionally vague.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Attorney failure to challenge habitual-offender conviction did rise to ineffective assistance
Motion to Suppress
Warrant was supported by probable cause. Appellant improperly relies on Brady v. Maryland to contend that government violated due process rights by refusing to turn over information about confidential informant.
IRS Assessment
Appellants not entitled to a refund for adjusting excess funds in retirement accounts
Weekly Case Digests — Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, 2016
Weekly Case Digests — Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, 2016
Termination of Parental Rights
T.L.T. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her son, E.A.T., as well as from an order denying her motion to reconsider.
Appeal of Judgment
Ray Peterson appeals, pro se, the circuit court’s order denying his motion to reconsider dismissal of his request for review of municipal court judgments against Peterson for $586,339 and $5,353.
Fair Dealership Law
Many years ago, the City of Madison began contracting with several golf professionals (the “Golf Pros”) to run most operations at City-owned golf courses.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Plea Withdrawal
Jeremy Wand contends that the circuit court wrongly denied his post-sentencing plea withdrawal motion without an evidentiary hearing.
Motion to Suppress
Charles Cotter appeals a judgment convicting him of possession of narcotic drugs in violation of WIS. STAT. § 961.41(3g)(am) (2013- 14).
Divorce
Rebecca Ann Pettit appeals the circuit court’s ruling, as part of the judgment of divorce, that Pettit is required to reimburse John Michael Hein in the amount of $111,500, according to the terms of their Marital Property Agreement (MPA).
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- Second defendant convicted in Fond du Lac 2016 firebombing
- ‘Louder than a dog whistle’: Milwaukee protesters clear illegal tents, face no legal consequences
- Redistricting could draw attention to Wisconsin’s Med Mal legal gap
- Disbarred Attorney directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial
- Rural Wisconsin voters face additional hurdles without ballot drop boxes
- Gov. Evers sues Republican legislators
- Man pleads guilty to producing videos depicting monkey torture
- (UPDATED) Tale of two cities: Pro-Palestinian protests in Milwaukee and Madison differ
- Madison protesters disrupt UW commencement in violation of agreement, attorney says
- Trump may face $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
- Court rejects Avid Telecom’s attempts to dismiss illegal robocalls case
- Madison protesters reach agreement to comply with state law
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