Termination of Parental Rights
Noah appeals a circuit court order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, Natalie, based on the petition of an organization called Adoptions of Wisconsin, Inc.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lucious Emmit Mason appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of armed robbery with use of force, one count of false imprisonment while using a dangerous weapon, and one count of substantial battery while using a dangerous weapon.
Delinquent Real Estate Taxes
Mohammad A. Choudry, together with his companies PAK Rentals & Construction LLC; PAK Property 1 LLC; PAK Property 2 LLC; and PAK Property 3 LLC (collectively “Choudry”), appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing the action after real estate owned by Choudry was transferred into an irrevocable trust.
Evidentiary Hearing
Antonio L. Bell appeals his judgments of conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child and third-degree sexual assault, as well as the order denying his postconviction motions.
Plea & Sentencing – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Pheng Yang appeals from a judgment, entered on his guilty plea, convicting him on one count of second-degree intentional homicide.
Trusts & Estates – Land Contract
Timothy Sawyer, Laura Sawyer, Diane Wellnitz, and Elizabeth Nadow (“the Interested Parties”) appeal an order ruling that the Estate of Tom W. Sawyer reasonably forgave the remaining balance of a land contract between Beulah Beach, Inc., and his daughter, Kathleen Ferry and her husband James, and denying the Interested Parties’ demand that the Ferrys pay the Estate monies on the land contract[...]
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Herman Whiterabbit appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) postconviction motion.
1st Amendment Violation – Sex Offender Registry
James L. Jackson, Jr., challenges a provision of the Wisconsin sex offender registry statute, WIS. STAT. § 301.45(2)(a)6m. (2017-18), as violating the First Amendment.
Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraphs 20 and 23 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on November 27, 2019.
OWI – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Toby Vandenberg appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of seventh-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Plea Withdrawal
Bernard Fish, Sr., appeals from both a judgment of conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and the denial of his postconviction motion.
Sentencing – Supervised release
The district court revoked Michael Allgire’s supervised release after Allgire skipped out one month into his six-month term at a halfway house.
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