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Feb 22, 2022

Evidentiary Hearing

Terrence T. Whitaker appeals pro se from a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2019-20) motion without an evidentiary hearing.

Feb 21, 2022

Jury verdict finding Milwaukee alderman guilty of defamation could cost public $1.4M

A jury last week found a Milwaukee alderman was liable for statements alleged to have caused an affordable-housing operator to default on a loan in a decision that could cost taxpayers $1.4 million.

Feb 21, 2022

Order Correcting Opinion

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a correction has been made to the circuit court judge in the appeal line.

Feb 21, 2022

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Darryl Clarence Agnew appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of possession of between one and five grams of cocaine, with the intent to deliver, as a second or subsequent offense.

Feb 21, 2022

Habeas Relief – Sufficiency of Evidence

An Illinois jury found Mark Anderson guilty of murdering one man outside a Chicago sandwich shop and shooting at another who had fled.

Feb 18, 2022

Weekly Case Digests – February 14, 2022 – February 18, 2022

Weekly Case Digests – February 14, 2022 - February 18, 2022

Feb 16, 2022

Declaratory and Injunctive Relief – Damages

The City of Memphis sits on the banks of the Mississippi River in the southwest corner of Tennessee.

Feb 16, 2022

Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

We review a report filed by Referee Jean A. DiMotto, recommending the court suspend Attorney Walter W. Stern, III's license to practice law for a period of 45 days for three counts of professional misconduct.

Feb 16, 2022

Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

This court has pending before it Attorney Joseph R. Laumann's petition for reinstatement of his license to practice law in Wisconsin.

Feb 16, 2022

Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence

C.K.S. appeals from an order extending his WIS. STAT. ch. 51 commitment. C.K.S. argues that there was insufficient evidence of current dangerousness to justify recommitment.

Feb 16, 2022

Statutory Interpretation – Health Care Records – Fee Restrictions

We review the court of appeals' decision reversing the circuit court's dismissal of Andrea Townsend's claim against ChartSwap, LLC ("ChartSwap") for unlawfully overcharging her for copies of her medical records in contravention of the fee restrictions set out in Wis. Stat. § 146.83(3f) (2017-18).

Feb 16, 2022

Abuse of Discretion – Expunction

Sean Day appeals a judgment of conviction for fourth-degree sexual assault and a circuit court order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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