Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
On March 26, 2013, police received a tip that Dwayne T. Candler and another person drove to Chicago in a third person’s vehicle to buy heroin and were on their way back to Plymouth, Wisconsin.
Court Error – Jury Instructions
George W. Mallum III appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of disorderly conduct: one with the use of a dangerous weapon and one as an act of domestic abuse.
Construction Without Permit
Joyce Esselman appeals a circuit court order affirming a decision of the Outagamie County Board of Adjustment finding Esselman had constructed a pond and filled a natural watercourse on her property without obtaining the requisite permit from Outagamie County.
Due Process Violation
Raymond Cesar Ortiz appeals the judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of child enticement.
Guardianship – Power of Attorney
E.C. jointly appeals with her son, G.C., (collectively, “the appellants”) the trial court’s order appointing a corporate guardian and suspending E.C.’s powers of attorney naming G.C. as her agent.
OWI – Motion to Suppress
Michael Shepard appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of operating while intoxicated (“OWI”) as a seventh offense and attempted escape.
Sentencing – Machner Hearing
In these consolidated appeals, Jesse Stevenson challenges his sentence stemming from two Brown County crime sprees, which primarily involved thefts.
Tax Levy
Micrins Surgical, Inc., went out of business on March 13, 2009, without paying all of its taxes.
Revocation
Shortly after Jamie Golden was released from prison, the government petitioned for revocation of his supervised release.
Dealer Agreement Termination
In this diversity suit, governed by Texas law, the plaintiff, Texas UJoints (to simplify, we’ll call it just UJoints), argues that it was a dealer in products of Dana Holding Corporation (a supplier of drive shafts, which typically are devices for transmitting power from an engine to the wheels of a vehicle, and other industrial equipment), in particular Dana’s GWB and Spicer products, and tha[...]
Petition for Review – Standing
DND International is a trucking company whose operations were frozen in April 2014 when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared DND an imminent hazard and gave it only a few hours to pull its trucks off the road.
Wiretapping
Barry Epstein sued his estranged wife, Paula, alleging that she violated the federal Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act by intercepting his emails.
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- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
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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