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Sufficiency of Evidence
Christian Aleks Bisbach appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of twelve counts of incest stemming from his sexual relationship with an adult sister, K.R. Bisbach argues that he is entitled to a new trial either because the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdicts or because his confession was insufficiently corroborated.
Sentencing Guidelines
Keithany Martease Brodie appeals judgments convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon, armed robbery, and felon in possession of a firearm.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Plea Agreement Violation
Clifton Lee Williams, Jr., pro se, appeals from an order denying his collateral attack on a judgment convicting him of one count of second-degree reckless homicide, as a party to a crime, and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ronald DePaoli appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion for a new trial alleging he received ineffective assistance from his postconviction counsel.
Court Error – Inadmissible Evidence
Willie Brownlee Jr. appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for one count of possession of cocaine, fifteen to forty grams, with intent to deliver, contrary to WIS. STAT. §961.41(1m)(cm)3 (2015-16).
Plea Withdrawal
Ahyoh E. Cowans appeals an order denying his collateral attack on a judgment convicting him of felony murder.
Court Error – Postconviction Motion Denied
David Frentz filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 after the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed the denial of his petition for postconviction relief in state court.
Statutory Interpretation – Local Hotel Tax Ordinances
Thirteen Illinois municipalities (“the municipalities”) assert that the Appellees‐Cross‐Appellants, which are online travel agencies (“OTAs”), have withheld money owed to them under their local hotel tax ordinances.
Immigration – Cancellation of Removal Proceedings
This case presents a question closely connected with one this Court recently decided: when does a conviction for violating a protective order make a person ineligible for the cancellation of removal proceedings?
Petition for Rehearing
On consideration of the EEOC’s petition for rehearing, the panel has voted unanimously to deny rehearing.
Negligence Claim – Inland Navigation Rules
At 5:33 in the evening on April 18, 2013, a 14‐barge tow pushed by the M/V Dale A. Heller was sucked into a powerful cross‐current and broke up.
Structural Error – Voir Dire – Juror Questions
Elmer Wiman was convicted by a jury of robbing a credit union, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence (the robbery itself), and possessing a firearm as a felon.
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