OWI – Motion to Suppress
Steven Schaefer appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of operating while intoxicated (OWI), as a fourth offense.
Court Error – Reasonable Suspicion
Curtis Christianson appeals a judgment of conviction for third-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Court Error
Cynthia Caldwell appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found her guilty of keeping a drug house and of possession with intent to deliver more than fifteen but less than forty grams of cocaine, both as a party to a crime.
Failure to Provide Notice
G&D Properties, LLC, Systems Engineering Company, Inc., Cecil Edirisinghe, Velicon, Ltd., Kenneth Dragotta, David Garms, and Systems Engineering & Automation Corp. (collectively, “G&D”) appeal a judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and the City of Milwaukee (the City).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Randy Lee Shepard appeals the circuit court’s order committing him under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2013-14) and the circuit court’s order denying his postconviction motion.
General Appeal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Marvin Corbine, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction following a jury trial for first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, aggravated battery, criminal trespass, and felony bail jumping.
Contract Enforceability
John Hoffman, pro se, appeals a money judgment of $18,823.48 entered against him in favor of Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative (CWEC).
Contract Enforceability
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) appeals orders of the circuit court in which the court determined that a Settlement Agreement (the Agreement) entered between DPI and Travis Technology High School (Travis Tech) allowing Travis Tech to remain in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) is unenforceable based on two provisions in the Agreement.
Certiorari Challenge – Due Process
Jacob D. Miller, a Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriff, appeals from a circuit court order affirming a Milwaukee County Personnel Review Board (PRB) disciplinary decision.
Constitutionality – DBE Certification
“Plaintiff Midwest Fence Corporation challenges federal and state programs that offer advantages in highway construction contracting to disadvantaged business enterprises, known as DBEs.
Court Error – Expert Opinion
Chelsea Weekley suffered a skull fracture as an infant and underwent surgery 17 years later to fix it. She died several days after the surgery, and her mother, Sandra Hall, sued the hospital and the surgeons.
Sentencing – Conditions of Supervised Release
The defendant pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, by submitting fraudulent invoices to an Illinois town (Riverdale), which reimbursed him for $374,000 claimed in the invoices but not owed him by the town.
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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