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Evidentiary Hearing
Antonio L. Bell appeals his judgments of conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child and third-degree sexual assault, as well as the order denying his postconviction motions.
Plea & Sentencing – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Pheng Yang appeals from a judgment, entered on his guilty plea, convicting him on one count of second-degree intentional homicide.
Trusts & Estates – Land Contract
Timothy Sawyer, Laura Sawyer, Diane Wellnitz, and Elizabeth Nadow (“the Interested Parties”) appeal an order ruling that the Estate of Tom W. Sawyer reasonably forgave the remaining balance of a land contract between Beulah Beach, Inc., and his daughter, Kathleen Ferry and her husband James, and denying the Interested Parties’ demand that the Ferrys pay the Estate monies on the land contract[...]
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Herman Whiterabbit appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) postconviction motion.
1st Amendment Violation – Sex Offender Registry
James L. Jackson, Jr., challenges a provision of the Wisconsin sex offender registry statute, WIS. STAT. § 301.45(2)(a)6m. (2017-18), as violating the First Amendment.
Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraphs 20 and 23 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on November 27, 2019.
OWI – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Toby Vandenberg appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of seventh-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Plea Withdrawal
Bernard Fish, Sr., appeals from both a judgment of conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and the denial of his postconviction motion.
Sentencing – Supervised release
The district court revoked Michael Allgire’s supervised release after Allgire skipped out one month into his six-month term at a halfway house.
Search Warrant – Probable Cause
In 2013, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating Dr. Larry Ley and his opioid addiction treatment company, Drug Opiate Recovery Network, Inc. (DORN), for dealing a controlled substance.
Weekly Case Digests – January 13, 2019 – January 17, 2020
Weekly Case Digests – January 13, 2019 – January 17, 2020
WILL president ‘a bit angry’ about cartoon depicting him as executioner
Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said he was initially "a bit angry" after seeing a political cartoon depicting him as an executioner with several nooses. The Cap Times, a Madison newspaper, published the cartoon this week in response to WILL's lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Committee.
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- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
- Jury finds Wisconsin man sane in sexual assault, killing of toddler
- Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous children
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
WLJ People
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- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
