Claim Preclusion
Eagle Cove Camp & Conference Center, Inc., and Arthur, Wesley, and Randall Jaros, as trustees of various family trusts (collectively, “Eagle Cove”), appeal an order dismissing their claims asserting various violations of their rights under the Wisconsin Constitution.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Joseph Pamonicutt appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of one count of aggravated battery and one count of burglary of a building or dwelling, both counts as a party to the crime.
Sentencing Guidelines
Appellant Adrian Grisanti was convicted of child-pornography offenses and destruction of evidence.
Breach of Contract – Health-care Benefits
Defendant Signode Industrial Group LLC assumed an obligation to pay health-care benefits to a group of retired steelworkers and their families.
ACCA Violation
On January 23, 2018, the Government filed a single-count indictment against Jeremy Glispie for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g).
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Deborah Amling and her husband Robert sued Harrow Industries and other businesses in an Illinois state court for causing Robert to develop mesothelioma by exposing him to asbestos.
Weekly Case Digests – December 16, 2019 – December 20, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – December 16, 2019 – December 20, 2019
Motion to Suppress – Warrantless Search
The petitioner, Roy S. Anderson ("Anderson"), seeks review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming both his judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion to suppress evidence.
Criminal Jurisdiction over a Minor – Statutory Interpretation
We review whether Fond du Lac County Circuit Court properly exercised adult-court criminal jurisdiction over then-16-year-old Matthew C. Hinkle based on Milwaukee County Circuit Court's prior decision to waive Hinkle from juvenile court to adult court.
Due Process Violation
Samuel Rahder, pro se, appeals a harassment injunction order entered by the circuit court.
Abuse of Discretion – Sentencing
Shawn Anderson appeals a judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault of a child and an order denying, in part, his motion for postconviction relief.
4th Amendment Violation
Jeffrey Ionescu appeals from his judgment of conviction for burglary, challenging the circuit court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property