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“Even sliding inside Giminski’s shoes, and even allowing for a father’s extraordinarily strong urge to protect his child, we see absolutely nothing that established a basis for any reasonable belief justifying Giminski’s conduct. He knew the lawfulness of the agents’ ...

LeRoy Senn appeals his judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, third offense. Senn argues that: (1) the trial court erred by denying Senn’s motion to dismiss at the conclusion of the ...

“In order to resolve the statute’s ambiguity in the context of this fact situation, we consider the legislative history which the court discussed in Martin. As the court there explained, prior to the last major amendment of the statute in ...

Kimberly Langenfeld appeals her conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI). The sole issue on appeal is whether the arresting officer had reasonable suspicion to detain Langenfeld in order to perform field sobriety ...

“We have held that a suspect may not walk away from an officer conducting a Terry stop, and that the officer may restrain any suspect who attempts to do so. State v. Goyer, 157 Wis. 2d 532, 538, 460 N.W.2d ...

Gerald Trainor appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI). The circuit court found Trainor guilty of these charges after it denied his motion to suppress evidence gathered by police after his arrest. The ...

“[T]he State admits that the facts recited in the affidavits are ‘scant,’ but argues that they are not so thin as to be insufficient for probable cause. The State points to several facts in the affidavits: (1) Mary’s telephone was ...

Sammy J. Dickey appeals his judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration. Dickey argues that the trial court erred when it allowed blood test results to ...

“While we recognize that the police were the agents of the city, the fact remains that it was the police, not the city, who were the direct and actual victims of Ortiz’s crimes. Ortiz did not threaten to injure the ...

Thomas Highman appeals two judgments of conviction, one for operating a motor vehicle after revocation, fifth offense, and one for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, sixth offense, and the orders denying his motions for postconviction relief. He contends that ...

Watertronics Inc. appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted Flanagan’s Inc.’s motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction. Watertronics claims that the trial court erred as a matter of law in concluding that it did ...

Thomas Fetzner appeals his judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, second offense. He argues that the circuit court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence because the citizen informant’s tip ...

Michael V.H. appeals pro se from a remedial contempt order for failure to pay child support as the biological father of Athena H. Michael asks that this court reverse the remedial contempt order and remand the matter to the circuit ...

Richard Posius appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content (PAC), second offense. He argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence seized subsequent to the police ...

Delores R. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her 14-year-old son, Samuel R. Jr. She argues that: (1) her due process rights were violated because the foster parents and the social workers interfered with her ability to ...

Darla J. Tilley appeals from the judgment convicting her of possession of a controlled substance (500 grams or less of marijuana) with intent to deliver. Tilley first challenges the trial court’s decision denying her motion to suppress the marijuana and ...

Laura J.M. appeals from orders for involuntary medication and treatment. Laura contends that the trial court erred in concluding that she was incompetent to refuse medication. She claims that because the trial court found that she expressed knowledge of the ...

Roger S. Walker appeals from a judgment of conviction entered against him after a jury trial, and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief. He argues on appeal that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Because we ...

“Elizalde-Adame notes that at one point during the plea hearing the district court asked the Assistant United States Attorney (‘AUSA’), ‘is there a waiver of appellate rights?,’ and the AUSA responded, ‘[t]here is not, Your Honor.’ However, when read in ...

Patrick Behrndt appeals from a judgment of the circuit court dismissing his demand for a trial de novo and awarding John and Gail Hernandez (the Hernandezes) attorney’s fees. Behrndt argues that the circuit court erred in dismissing his demand for ...

Vlado Gazic appeals from the order denying his motion for relief under Wis. Stat. sec. 974.06 (1999-2000). The issue on appeal is whether Gazic received ineffective assistance of counsel. Because we conclude that he did not receive ineffective assistance of ...

“Morris has shown that an actual conflict of interest existed under the second test. Wasserman would seem to have a self-interest in protecting himself from a malpractice claim. However, Morris’s argument was predicated on Wasserman’s purportedly false advice. The judge ...

Charles T. Wagner appeals an order of the circuit court dismissing his petition for review of a decision of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners for the City of Madison (PFC) because it concluded he did not properly commence ...

Anthony Skibba appeals from a series of judgments convicting him of three counts of causing bodily injury by operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants and three counts of failing to perform a duty upon striking an ...

“Valenzuela alleges that his counsel was deficient because he did not call an expert witness to refute the government’s contention that the controlled substances at issue were crack cocaine rather than powder cocaine or another form of cocaine base. At ...

Andrew Webb appeals the judgment divorcing him from Nancy Webb. He claims that the trial court erred in its valuation of the marital estate and that it should have awarded him either maintenance or a larger portion of the marital ...

Robert C. Niebuhr appeals from a court order revoking his driving privileges for refusal to submit to a breath test. For the following reasons, we affirm. This opinion will not be published. Dist IV, Dane County, Fiedler, J., Lundsten, J. ...

“The government presented evidence that Spiller wrote the ledgers and that they were kept in his own bedroom, where he also kept crack equipment and proceeds. A party’s own statements offered against him are considered admissions by a party-opponent, and, ...

Ernie Von Schledorn appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to United Fire & Casualty Company. Von Schledorn claims the trial court erroneously determined: (1) that its insurance claim was untimely; and (2) that United properly denied the ...

Defendant-appellant Daniel R. Nehring appeals an order, entered after a refusal hearing under Wisconsin’s implied consent law, which revoked his driver’s operating privileges for one year. Nehring was arrested on Aug. 11, 2000, after he drove his truck into a ...