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Appeals court upholds conviction in beating
A Kenosha teen was properly convicted of helping beat a woman to death, a state appeals court has ruled.
AG Van Hollen argues voter ID not a burden
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is trying to convince a state appeals court that photo identification isn't a burden for voters.
Court says huffing chemical not intoxicant (UPDATE)
A judge correctly dismissed an impaired driving charge against a woman accused of "huffing" because the chemical she allegedly inhaled doesn't qualify as an intoxicant under Wisconsin law, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Wis. DOJ starts voter ID appeal process
The state Justice Department has begun the process of appealing a Madison judge's order blocking Wisconsin's new voter identification law.
Appeals court: Woman abused process in sex offender fight (UPDATE)
A state appeals court says a Grafton woman abused the legal process when she filed a complaint against a sex offender's family.
Appeals court upholds ban on felons possessing guns (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's ban on felons possessing firearms is constitutional and extends to all felons, including nonviolent ones, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday in a case involving a man convicted of forging checks.
Court OKs lake drunken driving case
A state appeals court says Wisconsin's drunken driving laws apply on frozen lakes.
Appeals court upholds child abuse conviction
A state appeals court has ruled a jury properly convicted a Kenosha woman of forcing her young son to take a cold shower that killed him.
Appeals court upholds child porn conviction
A state appeals court has upheld a 2010 felony child porn conviction against a man whose girlfriend found a child porn video on the man's laptop computer.
Court upholds conviction in old Wis. slaying
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court says a jury properly convicted an Ashwaubenon man of killing a go-go dancer 35 years ago. A jury in 2009 convicted Thomas Niesen of first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Kathleen Leichtman in Fond du Lac in 1976. Prosecutors accused Niesen of luring Leichtman out of […]
Court upholds sentence at women’s prison (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court rejected a schizophrenic inmate’s request for a new sentence because she can’t get proper mental health care at Wisconsin’s largest women’s prison, ruling Wednesday that problems at the facility are nothing new. Taycheedah Correctional Institution’s inability to provide its inmates with[...]
Court upholds dismissal of day care assault case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of the case of a day care director accused of causing severe injuries to a 10-month-old girl. The 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Sheboygan County Circuit Court was correct to dismiss the case last year due to Mary Benz […]
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