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Weekly Case Digests — Mar. 19, – Mar. 23, 2018
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: United States of America v. Angela Armenta Case No.: 17-2296 Officials: FLAUM, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. Focus: Sentencing Guidelines The government charged Angela Armenta with health care fraud, but at her trial it failed to ask any of its witnesses to identify her in […]
Rio Grande Compact Violation
To resolve their disputes over water rights in the Rio Grande, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, with Congress’s approval, signed the Rio Grande Compact. The Compact requires Colorado to deliver a specified amount of water annually to New Mexico at the state line and directs New Mexico to deliver a specified amount of water to the Elephant Butte Reservoir.
Statutory Interpretation – Bankruptcy
The Bankruptcy Code places various restrictions on anyone who qualifies as an “insider” of a debtor.
Statutory Interpretation – Foreclosure
The petitioner, Allen S. Musikantow (Musikantow), seeks review of an unpublished per curiam decision of the court of appeals directing that the circuit court apply a credit of $2,250,000 to a money judgment entered against Musikantow as guarantor of a loan.
Court Error – Retaliatory Eviction
Terri Morrow appeals a judgment of eviction entered against her for her failure to pay rent to her landlord, Kim McCutchin.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Todd and Pamela Braaksma appeal a judgment determining that Jean and Michael Lynch acquired legal title to a parcel of land by adverse possession.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Unreasonable Seizure
Matthew Bump appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
Public Nuisance – Insufficient Service
Six residents of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, (who we will call “the Plaintiffs”) brought suit in the Jackson County Circuit Court against Janice Basswood and her husband, Christopher Sargent.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Travares Grady appeals amended judgments convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon as a party to the crime and possession of a firearm by a felon as a repeat offender, as well as an order denying his postconviction motion.
Sentence Modification
Stephen Schwan appeals a criminal judgment and an order denying his motion for sentence modification.
Protective Covenants – Statutory Interpretation
The Members of Sky Park Industrial Center (the “Members”) appeal a circuit court order entered on March 14, 2017.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Antonio Mance appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and orders denying his motion and supplemental motion for postconviction relief.
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- 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
