Statutory Interpretation – Property Tax Classification
In 2016, the Board of Review for the Town of Delafield reclassified two lots of land owned by The Peter Ogden Family Trust of 2008 and The Therese A. Mahoney-Ogden Family Trust of 2008 from "agricultural land" to "residential."
Statutory Interpretation – Sentence Credit
This is a review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Zachary S. Friedlander, No. 2017AP1337-CR, unpublished slip op.
Summary Judgment – Issue of Material Fact
The City of Madison appeals an order granting summary judgment dismissing its claims against five stagehands employed by the City.
Abuse of Discretion – Newly Discovered Evidence
Kwesi B. Amonoo, pro se, appeals a circuit court order denying his fourth postconviction motion for a new trial under WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2009-10).
Probable Cause
Aaron B. Reigle appeals a judgment, entered on his guilty plea, convicting him of possession of child pornography.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Antonio D. Shannon appeals from orders denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) original and supplemental postconviction motions.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Rondale Darmon Tenner appeals his judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide while using a dangerous weapon, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Newly Discovered Evidence
Willie Dorice Ford, Jr., pro se, appeals his judgment of conviction entered on a jury’s verdict finding him guilty of delivery of heroin weighing more than fifty grams, as a party to a crime.
Plea Withdrawal
Praveen Kharb appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under age thirteen and seven counts of possession of child pornography.
Abuse of Discretion – Newly Discovered Evidence
Jerry Simone Wilson appeals the order denying his motion for postconviction relief based on newly discovered evidence.
Divorce – Child Placement
Mary Paulson, pro se, appeals from an order that denied her second motion to remove her children from Wisconsin, transferred primary physical placement of the children to their father, Erik Paulson, and denied Mary’s motion for reconsideration of a prior order finding her in contempt.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Pablo Ruiz-Velez appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) postconviction motion without a hearing.
Legal News
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
WLJ People
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