Former Husch Blackwell lawyer faced with reprimand for lying about inactive license
A former lawyer at Husch Blackwell's Milwaukee office is faced with a public reprimand for misleading her employers and clients about her inactive law license.
Exclusion of Evidence – Testimony
Tyler Yost appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Settlement Agreement – Enforceability
This case addresses the enforceability of a purported settlement agreement entered into by the parties at the end of mediation, in which the parties agreed to sign a separate “substantive agreement” that would address “such things” as liability and indemnity in “usual form.”
Sentence Modification
Daniel J. Deroo appeals from a judgment convicting him of ten counts of possession of child pornography and from an order denying his postconviction motion for sentence modification.
Warrantless Search – Community Caretaker
Troy K. Kettlewell appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (OWI), fourth offense.
Motion to Vacate – Constitutionality
Taurus Donnell Renfro appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Subject-mattter Jurisdiction
Jeffrey Edward Olson, pro se, appeals the trial court’s order denying his postconviction motion for plea withdrawal.
Abuse of Discretion – Injunction
Lara Bush-Pensy appeals from an order denying her motion for relief from a harassment injunction entered in favor of Timothy Pflieger.
Consolidated Appeal
In these two consolidated cases, Shane Robbins, pro se, appeals a judgment of conviction for thirteen felonies and two postconviction orders.
Sentencing Guidelines
Larry Lokken appeals a judgment convicting him of three counts of misconduct in office and five counts of theft in a business setting, as a party to the crime, each of an amount greater than $10,000.
Abuse of Discretion – Bankruptcy
This appeal presents the question whether a bankruptcy court can determine the amount of a debtor’s tax obligations, when the debtor is unlikely to pay them.
Supreme Court hears arguments over OWI fine for drunken driver with baby in car
The Marquette County Courthouse sounded like a math classroom during oral arguments in a Wisconsin Supreme Court case on Monday. The justices asked two attorneys appearing before them how they’d calculate fines in a felony OWI case involving a baby in a car and a blood alcohol concentration more than four times the legal limit.
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