OWI – Competency
Gary W. Bahr appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (7th, 8th, or 9th offense).
Divorce – Maintenance and Child Support
Sean Michael Faris appeals pro se from an order dismissing his motion to review family support, terminate maintenance, and set child support.
Sentence Modification
Pierre Deshawn Johnson appeals the judgment of conviction, entered upon guilty pleas, of one count of knowingly operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, causing great bodily harm, and one count of injury by operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance.
Foreclosure – Good Faith
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company appeals from the judgment in favor of Brittany Buboltz and Alec Dishaw (collectively Purchasers), dismissing Deutsche Bank’s foreclosure action against the Purchasers with prejudice.
Abuse of Discretion – Other Acts Evidence
Marco A. Lopez, Sr. appeals a judgment of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, for four counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Sufficiency of Evidence
James Mueller appeals a judgment, entered following a jury trial, convicting him of fourth-offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants or drugs.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Darwin Davis appeals from a judgment convicting him of four counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Due Process Violation
Keith Myers, pro se, appeals a circuit court order affirming the decision of the Administrator of the Department of Administration, Division of Hearings and Appeals (the Division).
Insurance Claim – Recreational Immunity
Paula Langenhahn was injured when she tripped on a barricade positioned in an unmarked crosswalk while exiting Marathon Fun Days, a four-day community event held on park grounds in the Village of Marathon City.
Court Error – Jurisdiction
Carlos A. Abadia appeals the circuit court’s order affirming the Wisconsin Parole Commission’s decision.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Desmond Dejuan Laster appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion for postconviction relief brought pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18).
Prisoner – RLUIPA Violation
While a serving of meat from a prison kitchen would not prompt most Americans to run to a federal courthouse, it raises a critical problem for Indiana inmate Roman Lee Jones.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- 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
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