Weekly Case Digests — September 4 – September 7, 2018
Weekly Case Digests — September 4 - September 7, 2018
Improper Consent – Blood Test
Richard Rey Myers appeals a circuit court order concluding that Myers improperly refused to submit to a blood test under the implied consent law.
Court Error – Rescission of Purchase Contract
Mickey Christian appeals a circuit court judgment awarding him money damages of $600 in his small claims action against Midtown Motors.
Failure to State Claim
A group of Town of Hixton landowners sued AllEnergy Hixton, LLC, seeking a permanent injunction that would stop AllEnergy from constructing a frac sand mine in the town.
Divorce – Maintenance
Paul Sacia appeals the judgment of divorce from his former wife, Dana Sacia.
Termination of Parental Rights
B.S. appeals orders in two cases that were tried together that involuntarily terminate his parental rights to G.S.
Involuntary Commitment
D.K. (to whom we refer using the pseudonym “Donald,” see WIS. STAT. RULE 809.19(1)(g)) appeals WIS. STAT. ch. 51 orders for involuntary commitment and for involuntary medication and treatment.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Melvin Lidall Terry appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for a new trial.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Shayd Mitchell challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for attempted child enticement.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Shawn Joseph Brown-Troop appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him on two counts of armed robbery with the threat of force as a party to a crime.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Joseph L. Howard appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of armed robbery, one count of first-degree reckless injury—use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Equal Protection Violation
Mary Ellen Mohn, both individually and as the personal representative for the Estate of Thomas L. Mohn, her husband (collectively, “Mohn”), appeals an order granting summary judgment in favor of Sprinkmann Sons Corporation.
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