Eviction – Default Judgment
Eric T. Ula-Lisa appeals from the circuit court’s decision affirming a default judgment of eviction against him.
Court Error – Double Jeopardy
After a traffic stop in Kenosha County, Travis D. Williams tried to elude law enforcement officers by leading them on an eighteen-mile, high-speed chase that ended in Racine County.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Samuel Upthegrove was convicted after a jury trial of armed robbery, second-degree recklessly endangering safety, and two counts of felony bail jumping, all as a repeater.
Court Error – Restitution
Shawn T. Wiskerchen appeals from the restitution component of a judgment convicting him of burglary.
Equal Protection Violation – Expungement of Conviction
Eric D. Colbert appeals from an order of the circuit court denying expungement of his conviction for manufacture or delivery of THC. He claims that the denial of expungement violates equal protection and due process.
Maladministration of Estate – Personal Representative
Laura Rapp and Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company appeal a summary judgment requiring payment on a personal representative’s bond based on Rapp’s failure to fulfill her duties as personal representative of the Estate of Laurence Berg.
Sentencing Guidelines
Alexander Goodenough appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for first-degree intentional homicide while using a dangerous weapon.
Motion for Plea Withdrawal Denied
Kevin Elliott appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon and two counts of armed robbery.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Eric L. Moore was convicted by a jury of two counts of battery and two counts of disorderly conduct, all as a repeater.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Thomas Bart Kropp appeals the judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury verdict, of aggravated battery, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.19(5) (2015-16).
Statutory Interpretation
We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal a nonfinal order of the trial court in which it denied the State’s request for a reevaluation of a juvenile’s competency in a suspended delinquency matter.
Motion for Change of Venue Denied and Brady Violation
A jury found Gary Wayerski guilty of sixteen felony offenses based on allegations that, over a several-month span, Wayerski had repeated sexual contact with two teenage boys and exposed them to pornography at his residence.
Legal News
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- 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