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2010AP3017-CR State v. Xolot
Tagged with: Attempt Criminal Digest Sufficiency of the evidence WI Court of Appeals Digest
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Torts — malicious prosecution
2010AP3020 Kramschuster, et al. v. Schwefel
Tagged with: Civil Digest Torts Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Evidence – relevance — financial information
2010AP3123 Truck Equipment Inc. v. Stoughton Trailers Inc.
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Read More »Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance — prosecutorial misconduct
2011AP106-CR State v. Marshall
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Read More »Contracts — late payments — interest
2011AP503 Transwood Inc. v. WRR Environmental Services Co. Inc.
Tagged with: Civil Digest Contracts Digest interest WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Evidence — video recordings
2011AP746-CR State v. Turner
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Read More »Sentencing — repeater enhancements
Family — protective placement — sufficiency of the evidence
2011AP1978 In the matter of the guardianship and protective placement of Gregory M.
Tagged with: Civil Digest Family Digest Protective placement Sufficiency of the evidence WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Consumer Protection — class action waivers
2009AP760 Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., v. Estes
Tagged with: Civil Digest Consumer Protection Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Insurance — farm policies — motor vehicle exclusions
2009AP2385 Olson v. Farrar
Tagged with: Civil Digest Insurance Digest WI Supreme Court Digest
Read More »State Supreme Court to consider restricting items discussed at open conference
Discussion on a series of proposals aimed at improving civility and public trust in the Wisconsin Supreme Court may take place behind closed doors pending a vote by the justices next month to narrow the focus of open administrative conferences.
Tagged with: Board of Bar Examiners Patience Roggensack Shirley Abrahamson State Bar Steve Levine Supreme Court
Read More »Fremgen named clerk for state’s Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
After more than a year-and-a-half without a permanent clerk for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the system has one.
Tagged with: Diane Fremgen John Voelker Supreme Court
Read More »Courtroom renovation brings back flood of memories
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Bill Pocan’s temporary loss of his courtroom could result in a permanent gain for the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
Tagged with: John Barrett
Read More »Marquette Law professor gives up courtroom for classroom
When Dan Blinka took a job teaching at Marquette University Law School in 1985, he intended to stay no longer than five years.
Tagged with: Asked & Answered Dan Blinka Marquette University Law School Milwaukee Bar Association State Bar
Read More »Sentencing — crime of violence
10-3377 U.S. v. Scanlan
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Criminal Digest Sentencing Digest
Read More »Civil Procedure — class actions
10-3848 Ross v. RBS Citizens, N.A.
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Civil Procedure Digest Class actions
Read More »Bill would expand use of hearsay in preliminary hearings (UPDATE)
A legislative proposal expanding use of hearsay in preliminary hearings could lead to questionable testimony and potentially render felony pre-trial examinations worthless.
Tagged with: Anthony Cotton David Hansher Glenn Grothman hearsay Kent Lovern Mary Lazich
Read More »The verdict on the iPad 2
Cracking the code: Law firms try out technology marketing trend
Though they’ve been popular in Asia for years now, Quick Response, or QR, codes are starting to make their way stateside and into the legal marketing world.
Tagged with: DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC Foley & Lardner LLP
Read More »The trouble with trashing old technology
With the speed at which technology trends move these days, smart phones, computers and other electronic devices can be outdated in a matter of months.
Tagged with: Bruce Olson technology Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP
Read More »Evidence — expert testimony – disclosure — harmless error
10-3262 Tribble v. Evangelides
Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digest Civil Digest Evidence Digest expert testimony harmless error
Read More »Corporations — breach of fiduciary duty
11-1976 Dixon v. ATI Ladish, LLC
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Read More »Criminal Procedure — new trials — newly discovered evidence
2010AP377 State v. Moore
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Read More »CCW — constitutionality
2011AP1740-CR State v. Little
Tagged with: Constitutionality Criminal Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Trusts and Estates — gifts cause mortis
2011AP325 Meegan v. Netzer
Tagged with: Civil Digest Trusts and Estates Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Pay progression bill could cause prosecutors to cash out
A legislative proposal authorizing county prosecutor raises is aimed at helping local offices retain talent. But some district attorneys argue the plan will leave them shorthanded.
Tagged with: Joe DeCecco John Chisholm Lena Taylor pay pay progression
Read More »US Supreme Court won’t hear arguments on Kagan recusal request
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to allot oral argument time to a group challenging Justice Elena Kagan’s participation in the health care challenge.
Tagged with: Elena Kagan recusal Supreme Court
Read More »Lone judge leads Lafayette County
Lafayette County’s lone judge, William Johnston, has a methodical approach to cases that gives attorneys more time to present their argument but requires a strict attention to detail.
Tagged with: Inside Courthouses William Johnston
Read More »Criminal Procedure — new trials — ineffective assistance — newly-discovered evidence — sufficiency of the evidence
2010AP2439-CR State v. Berard
Tagged with: Criminal Digest Criminal Procedure Digest Ineffective assistance New trials newly discovered evidence Sufficiency of the evidence WI Court of Appeals Digest
Read More »Property – foreclosure – mortgages – priority — enforceability
2010AP3053, 2011AP523 Multicircuits Inc. v. Grunsted, et al.
Tagged with: Civil Digest Foreclosure mortgages priority Property Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest
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