Abuse of Discretion – Motion for Continuance Denied
Ronnie Cecil Peebles was convicted of battery in the Waushara County Circuit Court.
5th Amendment Violation
Marquis D. Walls appeals a judgment of conviction, entered on a jury’s verdict, for attempting to flee or elude a traffic officer.
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony
Natalie Murphy was convicted at a jury trial of first-degree reckless homicide and second-degree recklessly endangering safety in the Juneau County Circuit Court.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Marcia Render appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of second-degree reckless homicide—infliction of physical pain or injury, as an act of domestic abuse, and one count of strangulation and suffocation, as an act of domestic abuse.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A jury convicted Tyler Montour of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Dontre Johnson appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion for postconviction relief.
Court Error – Fee Waiver – Default Judgment
Ian Humphrey appeals the judgment entered against him in the amount of $200.50 after he was found guilty following a court trial of operating a motor vehicle while suspended.
Former Godfrey & Kahn lawyer faces 60-day suspension
A Waukesha County lawyer faces a 60-day suspension of his law license over three counts of alleged misconduct.
4th Amendment Violation – Unlawful Entry
When Officer Del Pearson and other Chicago police officers executed a search warrant for “apartment 1” at a Chicago address, there was a problem with the warrant.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
In 2002 an Illinois jury convicted Volney McGhee of murder and attempted murder after he shot two men outside a Chicago gas station.
Suppression of Evidence – Unreasonable Seizure – Firearm
The police received an anonymous 911 call from a 14‐year‐old who borrowed a stranger’s phone and reported seeing “boys” “playing with guns” by a “gray and greenish Charger” in a nearby parking lot.
Bankruptcy – SSA Payments
Shortly before Peggy Berg filed a petition for bankruptcy, the Social Security Administration (“SSA” or “Agency”) reduced the payment of a back-award that it owed to her by the amount of an earlier overpayment that Berg owed to the Agency.
Legal News
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- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
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- 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
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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