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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lee urges us to apply de novo review to his remaining claim regarding counsel’s failure to object to aspects of the prosecutor’s closing argument.
AEDPA
On July 25, 2000, after a four-day bench trial, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Leo E. Holt found Gerald Winfield guilty of the attempted murder of Jarlon Garrett.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Judy Biermeier appeals a summary judgment dismissing her complaint for legal malpractice against Attorney Katherine Campbell based on Campbell’s representation of Biermeier in a divorce action.
Court Error – Pleading Standards
Ronnie Lee Thums, pro se, appeals from a judgment and orders of the circuit court dismissing his claims against three sets of defendants.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Troy Voit appeals a judgment of conviction for four counts of burglary of a motor home or trailer home, party to a crime, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 943.10(1m)(e) and 939.05 (2013-14), and an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his plea.
Court Error – Jury Instructions
John Tetting, Jr. appeals a judgment of conviction for second-degree intentional homicide, party to a crime, contrary to WIS. STAT §§ 940.05(1) and 939.05 (2007-08), and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Motion to Suppress Evidence
Robert Torres appeals from his judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained following law enforcement officers’ warrantless entry into his residence.
City Permit Denial
The City of Delafield, the City of Delafield Common Council, and the City of Delafield Plan Commission (collectively the City) appeal from an order granting the motion of Hartland Sportmen’s Club, Inc. (HSC) to invalidate the City’s revocation of HSC’s conditional use permit (CUP) to operate a sport shooting range and the denial of HSC’s application for a CUP to operate a sport shooting ra[...]
Summary Judgement – Foreclosure
Candice Wells appeals from a judgment of foreclosure, contending the circuit court erred in denying her summary judgment motion and granting U.S. Bank National Association’s.
Violation of Due Process – Anti-Combination Laws
In this appeal, E. Glenn Porter, III and Highland Memorial Park, Inc., contend two statutes, which the parties refer to as the “anticombination laws,” are facially unconstitutional on equal protection and substantive due process grounds.
Permit Amendment – Legal Authority Exemptions
Philip and Terrie Myers (collectively, Myers) appeal a circuit court order entered on judicial review of a decision by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Sufficiency of Evidence
Michael Prince Cotton appeals a judgment convicting him of four counts of first-degree sexual assault.
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