Plea Withdrawal
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Nash, No. 2018AP731-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. May 2, 2019), affirming the Waukesha County circuit court's judgment and order denying Kevin L. Nash's postconviction motion to withdraw his Alford plea.
Appellate Jurisdiction
Eunice and Larry Poteete (the tenants) appeal a March 2020 order of the circuit court in their action against Nancy Wales (the landlord).
Sufficiency of Evidence – Restitution
Mark Diamond appeals an order affirming a decision of the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Joshua Gehde appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide and an order denying his post-conviction motion.
Suppression of Evidence – Exclusionary Rule
This appeal arises from a 2013 warrantless blood draw from Philip Hawley that police ordered while Hawley was unconscious in the hospital following a motorcycle crash.
OWI – 3rd Offense
Timothy M. Argall appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), third offense.
Small Claims – Replevin
On April 26, 2019, Cristian M. Loga-Negru filed a small claims replevin action against the Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson and multiple individuals, seeking return of numerous items seized following his arrest for several felony offenses and retained by the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
Admittance of Evidence – Other-acts Evidence
Frank P. Smogoleski was charged with second-degree sexual assault of a person under the influence of an intoxicant.
Tax Assessment Appeal
The issue is whether the City of Waukesha (City) may appeal from a tax assessment determination by the City of Waukesha Board of Review (Board), which rejected the City assessor’s evaluation, by commencing a certiorari action under WIS. STAT. § 70.47(13) (2017-18).
Sentence Modification
Tremaine J. Brown appeals from a judgment convicting him of possession with intent to deliver less than or equal to one gram of a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a park and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief by which he sought sentence modification.
Summary Judgment – Quit Claim Deed
Dianne DeGroot appeals from a judgment dismissing her complaint against the Town of Wolf River seeking to quiet title and a declaration that she owns her property free of any claim of Wolf River relating to a public roadway (the road) referred to in her quit claim deed. In the alternative, DeGroot seeks to recover property taxes attributable to the road or to be compensated for Wolf River’s alle[...]
Sufficiency of Evidence – Expert Testimony
Richard Pringle appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of second-degree sexual assault of a person who suffers from a mental illness or deficiency, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.225(2)(c) (2017-18).
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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