Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Marquis Lakeith Pendelton appeals from the judgment convicting him of one count of carrying a concealed weapon, following his guilty plea.
Plea & Sentencing
Theoris Raphel Stewart appeals two judgments of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Child Neglect – Statutory Interpreration – Court Error
Saleem El-Amin appeals an order of the circuit court affirming a decision of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) that found El-Amin committed neglect of a child within the meaning of WIS. STAT. § 48.02(12g) (2015-16).
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony
The County of Milwaukee appeals an order of the circuit court granting several motions of the defendant, Ross J. Romenesko, relating to charges against him for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
Retaliatory Eviction
Josh Seaverson appeals an order of the trial court granting eviction and a monetary judgment in favor of his landlord, Brad Bottomley.
Plea Withdrawal
Laron Henry appeals two judgments of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion, claiming that manifest injustice entitles him to withdraw his guilty pleas post-sentencing.
Contract Validity – Personal Guaranty
Paul Bouraxis appeals from a money judgment, entered in favor of Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, after the circuit court denied Bouraxis’s motion for summary judgment and granted Reinhart’s cross-motion.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Tarrance D. Jenkins appeals from a judgment, entered on a jury’s verdict, convicting him on one count of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon as a party to a crime.
Jury Instructions
Jose Maldonado and Francisco Masias (together, “the Defendants”) were charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine, amongst six other counts irrelevant to this appeal.
Breach of Contract
Henry Fiorentini is the owner and president of Panatech, Inc., a small technology company. When cancer treatment left him unable to perform his job, he received total disability benefits under a policy he held with the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company.
Court Error – Party to Contract
WeConnect, Inc. asks us to reverse the district court for making a factual mistake.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury convicted defendant‐appellant Donald S. Harden of conspiring to distribute heroin, the use of which resulted in the death of Fred Schnettler.
Legal News
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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
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