14th Amendment Violation
Members of a Drug Enforcement Agency task force lawfully found drugs in a traffic stop and seized several garage openers and keys they also found in the car.
Statutory Interpretation – ADA Violation
Mycal Ashby’s son was a member of his elementary school choir for several years. In both 2014 and 2015, the choir agreed to perform a Christmas concert at a local history museum.
Sentencing Guidelines
Jesse Pennington pleaded guilty to distributing a Schedule I controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
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Weekly Case Digests – November 26 – November 30, 2018
Weekly Case Digests – November 26 – November 30, 2018
Referee: Saukville attorney didn’t violate ethics rule
The Office of Lawyer Regulation won’t appeal a referee’s report finding that a Saukville attorney in fact hadn't violated an attorney-ethics rule that the agency had alleged he had broken.
Insurance Claim – Property Damage
The petitioner, SECURA Insurance, A Mutual Company, seeks review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's interlocutory order that determined the fire at issue constituted multiple occurrences instead of a single occurrence.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Rachel Koester and Justyn Witscheber appeal a circuit court order reviewing decisions of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
The State appeals from a circuit court order granting Steven D. Palmersheim’s motion to suppress evidence. For the following reasons, we reverse.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Matthew C. Hinkle appeals from his judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion arguing that (1) the circuit court exercising adult criminal jurisdiction lacked jurisdiction over him, a juvenile, and (2) his trial counsel’s assistance was ineffective because she failed to object to the criminal court’s jurisdiction.
Statutory Interpretation – Time-barred
This is an appeal of an order that granted summary judgment, and dismissed as time-barred a WIS. STAT. § 242.04(1)(a) (2015-16) claim alleging a fraudulent transfer.
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- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
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