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Jimmy McDaniel was convicted, after a jury trial in the Crawford County Circuit Court, of first-degree reckless homicide and strangulation of Linda Kline.

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Lamardus D. Ford appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying Ford’s postconviction motion.

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This case involves a run-of-the-mill fact pattern—buyer purchases house, discovers defects, and sues seller—complicated by a thorny standing issue stemming from the buyer’s having purchased and owned the property as three related but separate legal entities.

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In these consolidated appeals, Scott Schmidt appeals pro se from orders dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim.

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Cesar Rivera appeals from a judgment convicting him of a sex offender registry violation and from an order denying his postconviction motion seeking plea withdrawal and alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

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Cristian M. Loga-Negru appeals pro se from a judgment of conviction and orders denying his postconviction motions.

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Malcolm Butler appeals pro se from circuit court orders denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2019-20)1 motion.

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Nicholas John Hanson appeals the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of armed robbery with the threat of force.

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Johnathon Will appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of Christopher Schlosser and his automobile liability insurer, Progressive Universal Insurance Company (hereinafter “Progressive”), which dismissed Will’s personal injury claim.

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Matthew appeals from an order of commitment and an order for involuntary medication and treatment entered pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 51.20.

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Jasmine J. Lanier appeals her judgment of conviction for felony intimidation of a witness by force or violence, substantial battery, and battery or threat to a witness, all as a party to a crime, and the trial court’s order denying her postconviction motion without a hearing.

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In these consolidated appeals, Kimberly Winter appeals an order dismissing her civil case against James Winter, and she also appeals an order denying her petitions for formal and special administration of the Estate of Augustus Pocius Winter (“the Estate”).

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A jury convicted Alonso Corral of attempted homicide after two men who knew him swore that he shot at them.

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Between November 2011 and August 2013, Peggy Jo Smith worked for Professional Transportation Inc. (PTI), a company that transports railroad crews to and from their places of work.

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Jimmy Powell dealt cocaine. After a drug deal went bad and his customer ended up with life‐ threatening injuries, he was charged in Wisconsin state court with various crimes, including first‐degree reckless injury.

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Ross Thacker is serving a 33-year federal sentence for a series of armed robberies he committed in 2002.

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Alexander Bebris sent child pornography over Facebook’s private user-to-user messaging system, Facebook Messenger, in 2018.

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In these consolidated cases, plaintiffs owe consumer debts they claim are not owned by the creditors listed on their credit reports.

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The plaintiffs, pilot instructors for United Airlines, brought this class action against the Air Line Pilots Association, International (“ALPA”), their recognized agent for the purpose of collective bargaining.

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Tuggle’s case presents an issue of first impression for this Court: whether the warrantless use of pole cameras to observe a home on either a short- or long-term basis amounts to a “search” under the Fourth Amendment.

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Jyshawn Jackson, together with Marnetta Walker, sold drugs on six occasions to a confidential source (“CS”) during a two-month span in 2019.

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Mike Butler sought disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401–433, and that claim for benefits was denied by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) following a hearing.

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Plaintiff Sally Gaetjens sued various local government officials for entering and condemning her home and confiscating her thirty‐seven cats, all without a warrant.

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Oscar Calan-Montiel, a citizen of Mexico, entered the United States without color of legal right to be here.

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An Illinois jury convicted Damon Goodloe of first-degree murder in the death of Pierre Jones.

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A jury convicted Michael Coscia of six counts of commodities fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1348, and six counts of spoofing, in violation of 7 U.S.C. §§ 6c(a)(5)(C) and 13(a)(2).

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Nadiia Chuchman, a citizen of Ukraine, appeals the denial of her application for asylum based on political opinion.

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Weekly Case Digests – September 13, 2021 – September 17, 2021

To have Article III standing to sue in federal court, plaintiffs must demonstrate, among other things, that they suffered a concrete harm.

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Congress requires most domestic refineries to blend a certain amount of ethanol and other renewable fuels into the transportation fuels they produce.

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