Sufficiency of Evidence
Mario T. Ostrum appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Warrantless Search – Emergency Aid Exception
Laverne Ware appeals a judgment of the Dodge County Circuit Court convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse with intent to conceal a crime, incest, and possession of a firearm as a felon.
ADA Violation – Employment Classification
Benjamin Dykman seeks judicial review of a decision by the provost of the University of Wisconsin, which affirmed a decision by the university’s office of compliance, which denied Dykman’s disability discrimination complaint.
Probable Cause – Reasonable Suspicion
Russell Hierl appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty plea, convicting him of one count of operating under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI), as a seventh offense.
Brady Violation
Quentin L. Rogers appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury found him guilty of three counts of retail theft as a repeater.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Robert J. Stynes appeals the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of second-degree reckless homicide.
Termination of Parental Rights
P.G. appeals the orders of the trial court terminating his parental rights to P.G., Jr., and twins J.G. and J.G. He argues that the petitions filed by the State seeking to terminate his parental rights to the children were insufficiently specific to meet the requirements of WIS. STAT. § 48.42(1)(c)2.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Temporary Restraining Order
Thomas Louis Giegler appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a jury trial on one count of knowingly violating a temporary restraining order (TRO) and one count of disorderly conduct, both counts with the habitual criminality penalty enhancer and domestic abuse assessment.
Abuse of Discretion – Divorce – Maintenance Modification
Jan Gronewold appeals a postdivorce order, arguing that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion by concluding there was no substantial change in circumstances justifying a modification in his monthly maintenance obligation.
Evidentiary Hearing – Newly Discovered Evidence
Robert M. Anderson, Jr. appeals his judgment of conviction after entering pleas to charges of second-degree reckless homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Postconviction Relief – Sentence Credit
Joseph Slater appeals from orders denying his postconviction motions for additional sentence credit.
Admission of Evidence – Other Acts Evidence
Hollis Dukes appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of second-degree sexual assault by sexual contact with an unconscious person, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.225(2)(d) (2019-20).
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