Search Warrant – Lack of Probable Cause
Marcus L. Pantoja appeals the judgment convicting him of one count of possession of heroin with intent to deliver.
Plea Withdrawal
M.G. appeals the order that terminated his parental rights to M.E.H.G. and denied his postdispositional motion after this matter was remanded to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing.
General Postconviction Motion for Relief
Lavarray Johnikin appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of armed robbery with the use of force, and false imprisonment, all as a party to a crime.
Court Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jesse Steven Poehlman appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Sufficiency of Evidence and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
James D. Carter appeals the judgment convicting him of the following sixteen counts: (1) armed robbery with threat of force (count one); (2) possession of a firearm by a felon (counts two, four, and five); (3) burglary (count three); (4) forgery by possession with intent to utter (counts ten and eleven); (5) forgery by uttering (counts thirteen, fifteen, seventeen, and nineteen); (6) attempted the[...]
Court Error – Motion to Suppress
Eric Durran Howard appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Breach of Contract
Todd and Janice O’Brien appeal from a judgment dismissing their complaint against Walworth State Bank and awarding attorney’s fees and costs to Walworth State Bank pursuant to the terms of the parties’ loan documents.
Constitutionality – Renewal of
Michael Barrett appeals from an order of the circuit court affirming a decision of the Real Estate Examining Board “denying his application for renewal of his real estate broker’s license after he was convicted of a felony.”
Court Error – Sufficiency of Evidence and Sentencing
Floyd C. Sauve appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Eric Pevan appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of felony mistreatment of an animal, resulting in the animal’s death, as party to a crime.
Constitutionality – Statutory Cap on Noneconomic Damages
This is an appeal stemming from a circuit court decision finding the $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical practice actions, as articulated in WIS. STAT. § 893.55 (2015-16), unconstitutional as it applied to Ascaris and Antonio Mayo.
Weekly Case Digests — July 3 to July 7, 2017
Weekly Case Digests — July 3 to July 7, 2017
Legal News
- 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