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OWI – Probable Cause
Jesse J. Kain appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), third offense, under WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(b).
Postconviction Relief Denied
Nikolas S. Czysz appeals pro se from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
LIRC Review – Sufficiency of Evidence
Daniel J. White appeals from a circuit court order affirming an order of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) holding that White’s employer, Sevenson Environmental Service, did not unreasonably refuse to rehire him because White abandoned his job.
Expunction of Misdemeanor Crimes Denied
In these consolidated appeals, Kole Eichinger challenges the circuit court’s 2017 order denying expunction of misdemeanor crimes to which he pleaded guilty in 2012.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Derrick Bradley appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s guilty verdicts, for two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety while using a dangerous weapon, as a repeater; and a single count of firearm possession by a felon, as a repeater.
Due Process Violation
Does a six month delay between a property inspection and notice of a municipal ordinance citation violate due process?
Statutory Interpretation – Restitution
David Price was convicted of 13 criminal charges related to a heroin distribution conspiracy he operated in Chicago.
Sentencing Guidelines
Marcos Castaneda pleaded guilty to transporting methamphetamine as part of a 20-person conspiracy.
FDCPA Violation
Mario Loja sued Main Street Acquisition Corporation and law firm Shindler & Joyce (collectively, “Main Street”) for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., and the Illinois Collection Agency Act, 225 ILL. COMP. STAT. 425/1 et seq.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Law enforcement officers detained and frisked defendant-appellant Fausto Lopez after observing him and his brother load paper bags into Lopez’s garage.
Probable Cause – Warrant for DNA Samples
Dwayne Daniels conditionally pleaded guilty to bank robbery, reserving his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion for a hearing under Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978), to probe the credibility of the FBI agent who procured a warrant for samples of his DNA.
ECOA Violation – Discrimination
Mario and Tiffiny Sims, an African‐American couple, purchased a house in South Bend, Indiana, that they later discovered was subject to a mortgage that the seller had stopped paying.
Polls
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- 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
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
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
