Free Newsletter
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Kristy Malnory appeals a judgment of conviction following a jury trial for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), second offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(b), and an order denying her postconviction motion for a new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Mariano Cabrera appeals his judgments of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing in these consolidated appeals.
Prisoner Involuntary Commitment – Extension
A.A. appeals from an order extending his involuntary commitment, asserting his original commitment had already expired by the time of the extension, thus depriving the circuit court of competency to make the extension.
Sentence Modification
Jason D. Barnhill appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for sentence modification.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Shawn A. Hodgkins appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion, arguing that the judgment should be amended to stay the collection of court costs until his probation begins and that his prison sentence should be reduced in light of the victim’s postsentencing letter requesting a reduced sentence to allow Hodgkins to help parent their child.
Time-barred
Troy Paulson, pro se, appeals an order dismissing his lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
William J. Smith appeals his judgment of conviction entered pursuant to his guilty pleas for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of THC as a second and subsequent offense.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Jose A. Reas-Mendez appeals an order denying his 2017 postconviction motion for DNA testing of a jacket, a kitchen knife, and latent fingerprint cards containing fingerprints lifted from the outside window of the victim’s apartment.
Insurance Claim – Compensatory Damages
This case is before us for a second time. On June 16, 2011, Joan Kelly and her dog were attacked and seriously injured by a pit bull owned by Amanda Berg and Adam Finkler.
5th Amendment Violation – Double Jeopardy
He also appeals an order denying postconviction relief. The issue on appeal is whether the State’s prosecution of Schultz for sexually assaulting a child “on or about October 19, 2012” violated Schultz’s constitutional right to be free from double jeopardy because he was previously prosecuted for, and acquitted of, the repeated sexual assault of the same child “in the late summer to earl[...]
OWI – Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Damon Kell appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a fourth offense within five years.
ALJ Error – Worker’s Compensation
Michael Bukovic appeals a circuit court judgment affirming a Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) decision that affirmed an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) dismissal of Bukovic’s worker’s compensation application.
Polls
Loading ...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
