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Sufficiency of Evidence
Kevin, Cheryl, David and Karen Jagiello (“the Jagiellos”) appeal a judgment, entered following a bench trial, determining that David Fabry acquired legal title to a parcel of land by adverse possession.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Harvey A. Talley appeals judgments of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, for multiple crimes related to sexual contact with A.D., the teenage daughter of his wife.
Insurance Claim – Negligence
Emer’s Camper Corral, LLC, (“Camper Corral”) sued Michael Alderman and Alderman, Inc. d/b/a Jensen-Sundquist Insurance Agency (collectively, “Alderman”), asserting a single claim for negligence.
Abuse of Discretion – Sentencing
Marshawn Johnson appeals a judgment of conviction for possession with intent to deliver heroin and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Sentence Modification
Daetrell Jamal Watson appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty plea to one count of armed robbery as a party to a crime.
Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Geraldo Colon used his Indianapolis furniture store and a related business as a front to hide his more lucrative enterprise: buying large quantities of cocaine and heroin from Arizona and reselling the drugs to local dealers in Indiana.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury found defendant-appellant Andres Garcia guilty of distributing cocaine—actually distributing a kilogram of the stuff—to co-defendant Alan Cisneros in violation of 21 US.C. § 841.
Warrantless Search
Donald Wanjiku pled guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A, but he retained his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the primary evidence against him.
Personal Injury – Comparative Negligence
Ja’Lin Williams was struck by a train while he and his friends were running away from a police officer.
Statutory Interpretation – Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act
When Elena Hernandez filed a voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in December 2016, she reported one sizable asset: a pending workers’ compensation claim valued at $31,000.
Immigration – Removal Order
Rafael Giovanni Herrera-Garcia seeks to avoid removal to El Salvador because he says that he will be tortured by gangs or corrupt government authorities if he is forced to return there.
Weekly Case Digests – April 15, 2019 – April 19, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – April 15, 2019 – April 19, 2019
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
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
