Plea Withdrawal
James O. Tucker appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Faulty Appeal – Multiple Procedural Errors
Melvin Shelton, pro se, appeals an order dismissing his lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Insurance Coverage
American Family Mutual Insurance Company appeals a judgment entered in this insurance coverage dispute arising from a single-car automobile accident in which James Hartwig was injured while a passenger in the vehicle.
Motion to Reopen – Summary Judgment
Jason Edmonson, pro se, appeals an order denying reconsideration of a motion to reopen a summary judgment granted in favor of Michelle and Darren DeWitt, DeWitt Enterprises Inc., and DeWitt Investments LLC (collectively “the DeWitts”).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A jury convicted James Clark, Sr. of second degree sexual assault of a child. The circuit court denied Clark’s postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
Reasonable Suspicion
Karl Blatterman appeals a judgment of conviction for fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Declaratory Judgment
In this tax incremental financing (TIF) dispute, Voters with Facts, four limited liability companies, and fourteen individual plaintiffs (collectively, “Voters”) appeal a dismissal on the pleadings granted in favor of the City of Eau Claire (the “City”) and the City of Eau Claire Joint Review Board (the “Review Board”).
Court Error – Motion for Mistrial
Valentin Sanchez appeals a judgment convicting him of three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of twelve. Sanchez first argues the circuit court violated his right to present a defense and erroneously exercised its discretion by denying his motion to admit evidence of the child-victim’s alternative basis for her knowledge of the type of sexual contact alleged in the c[...]
Sentencing – Court Error
Jesus Sanchez-Lopez pleaded guilty to unauthorized presence in the United States after removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), and was sentenced to twenty-four months’ imprisonment—a term ninety days above the properly calculated guidelines range.
4th Amendment
A jury found Mohamed Fadiga guilty of possessing more than 15 unauthorized “access devices”—gift cards that had been fraudulently reencoded—and a judge sentenced him to 30 months’ imprisonment.
Sentencing
Ayiko Paulette helped found the Waverly Crips street gang in East St. Louis, Illinois, during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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