Sentencing
A grand jury charged Olayinka Sunmola with an eight-count indictment in relation to an online dating scheme.
Weekly Case Digests — April 23-27, 2018
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Jill Otis v. Kayla J. Demarasse, et al. Case No.: 16-1875 Officials: Focus: Order Correcting Opinion The opinion issued in this case on April 2, 2018, is amended as follows: On page 16, line 14, the word “AFFIRMED” is to be followed by the words […]
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
Attorney Richard W. Steffes has filed a petition for consensual license revocation pursuant to SCR 22.19.1
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review a report and recommendation of Referee James J. Winiarski approving a stipulation filed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Karene S. Marchan.
Due Process Violation
Gerrod Bell says he is entitled to a new trial because the first one, which resulted in convictions for the sexual assault of two victims, was unfair——a violation of his due process rights.
Sufficiency of Evidence
David and Patricia Everson appeal the judgment awarding $5,350.23 to Backwoods Construction, LLC.
Statutory Interpretation
Joshua Quisling was convicted of operating with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration, third offense, based on a maximum blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02.
Sentence Credit
Zachary Friedlander appeals the order of the circuit court denying him sixty-five days of sentence credit for time that he should have been in custody of the Jefferson County Jail, but was not, after prison officials released him from Oshkosh Correctional Institution and failed to transfer him to the jail or otherwise order him to report to the jail, and he met repeatedly with his probation agent [...]
Sufficiency of Evidence – Restitution
Angela Nellen appeals two elements of the circuit court’s order of restitution following Nellen’s conviction on two counts of theft of movable property.
Failure to State Claim
Brian Kirsch appeals from an order dismissing counterclaims and amended counterclaims pursuant to the Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA).
Breach of Contract
Robert and Jill Conway appeal from a circuit court order granting summary judgment as to two claims and dismissing one of their claims.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Christopher Kline appeals from a judgment convicting him of causing mental harm to a child and from a postconviction order denying his motion to amend the judgment of conviction to vacate the requirement that he register as a sex offender.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reveals September oral arguments calendar
- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- 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
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