Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Cayetano Villanueva, Jr., appeals a judgment of conviction and a postconviction order.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Korry L. Ardell appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of stalking and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Unreasonable Seizure
Hakeem Dontrail Harris appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon.
Plea Withdrawal
Corey Fugere appeals an order for commitment placing him in institutional care and an order denying his postdisposition motion to withdraw his plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (NGI).
Court Error – Foreclosure
Gwen Carr appeals a summary judgment of foreclosure in favor of Bay Bank.
Abuse of Discretion – Disclosure of Public Records
Taylor Q. Scott appeals the circuit court’s orders denying his petition for writ of mandamus seeking disclosure of public records from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A Wisconsin jury convicted Rodney Washington of multiple counts of first-degree sexual assault with the use of a dangerous weapon and other crimes.
Learned Intermediary Doctrine
Theodore Joas underwent a total knee replacement at a Wisconsin hospital and received a Zimmer NexGen Flex knee implant.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A grand jury charged Euripides Caguana with four counts of using a facility of interstate commerce with the intent that the murder-for-hire of two individuals be committed, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958(a).
Sentencing Guidelines and Statutory Interpretation
This case involves the coordination of sentencing between federal and state courts.
Sentencing Guidelines
Prior convictions for crimes of violence subject a defendant to a higher base offense level under the federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Motion to Suppress Denied
Stephen Leonard pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
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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