Statutory Interpretation – Armed Career Criminal Act
The Armed Career Criminal Act requires a federal sentencing judge to impose upon certain persons convicted of unlawfully possessing a firearm a 15-year minimum prison term.
Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
Attorney Daniel Parks has appealed a report filed by Referee William Eich concluding that Attorney Parks committed eight of 14 alleged counts of professional misconduct and recommending that Attorney Parks' license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for 14 months, rather than the two-year suspension sought by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR).
Frivolous Appeal
Ray Peterson filed this small-claims action in which he (1) alleged that Stanley Beatty, doing business as Abner Boiler and Heating Company, was responsible for the failure of a boiler approximately one year after Beatty installed the boiler, and (2) sought reimbursement of the cost to replace that boiler.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Kristy Malnory appeals a judgment of conviction following a jury trial for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), second offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(b), and an order denying her postconviction motion for a new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Mariano Cabrera appeals his judgments of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing in these consolidated appeals.
Prisoner Involuntary Commitment – Extension
A.A. appeals from an order extending his involuntary commitment, asserting his original commitment had already expired by the time of the extension, thus depriving the circuit court of competency to make the extension.
Sentence Modification
Jason D. Barnhill appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for sentence modification.
Lawyer: AG opinion on shorelands missing key statutes that reversed court decision
Last week, Attorney General Brad Schimel released a legal opinion involving a county’s authority to zone shorelands within a town.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Shawn A. Hodgkins appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion, arguing that the judgment should be amended to stay the collection of court costs until his probation begins and that his prison sentence should be reduced in light of the victim’s postsentencing letter requesting a reduced sentence to allow Hodgkins to help parent their child.
Time-barred
Troy Paulson, pro se, appeals an order dismissing his lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
William J. Smith appeals his judgment of conviction entered pursuant to his guilty pleas for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of THC as a second and subsequent offense.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Jose A. Reas-Mendez appeals an order denying his 2017 postconviction motion for DNA testing of a jacket, a kitchen knife, and latent fingerprint cards containing fingerprints lifted from the outside window of the victim’s apartment.
Legal News
- Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
- Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- 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