Provocation Rule – Search and Seizure
The Fourth Amendment provides no basis for the Ninth Circuit’s “provocation rule.”
Statutory Interpretation
In the context of statutory rape offenses that criminalize sexual intercourse based solely on the ages of the participants, the generic federal definition of “sexual abuse of a minor” requires the age of the victim to be less than 16.
Exhaustion of Patent Rights
Lexmark exhausted its patent rights in the Return Program cartridges that it sold in the United States.
Waiver of Right To Counsel
Scot Krueger appeals a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant as a third offense.
Sufficency of Evidence
Shaun Ezrow appeals a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor theft, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 943.20(1)(b), and an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion to modify an order of restitution.
Municipal Ordinance Violation
The Town of Ixonia appeals from a judgment of the circuit court in this municipal ordinance violation case.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ross Thill appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of one count of sexual contact with a child, and the circuit court’s order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Special Verdict – Court Error
Luann Breslin’s son, Cody Reindahl, committed suicide while in the care of Trempealeau County Health Care Center (TCHCC) under a voluntary WIS. STAT. ch. 51 (2015-16) 1 commitment.
Small Claims – De Novo Review
This appeal addresses time limits for requesting de novo review of a money judgment in a WIS. STAT. ch. 799 smalls claims action.
Contempt of Court
William A. Wisth appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of contempt of court and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
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