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Civil Digest

Jul 30, 2019

Double Jeopardy

Andreal Washington appeals a nonfinal order of the circuit court denying his motion to dismiss the second-degree reckless homicide charge against him on the grounds that this prosecution violates double jeopardy.

Jul 30, 2019

Plea Colloquy

Jimmy Desotell had an unexpected encounter with police officers one evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Jul 30, 2019

Plea Withdrawal

Matthew Brown appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of one count of possession with intent to deliver between eleven and fifty grams of heroin and one count of possession with intent to deliver more than forty grams of cocaine.

Jul 30, 2019

Breach of Contract – Damages

Plaintiff Oliver Collins was a tenured professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame.

Jul 30, 2019

Equitable Tolling

Bill Conroy filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in 2016 to challenge an Illinois state court conviction from 2007.

Jul 30, 2019

Estate – Sufficiency of Evidence

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Brent Roppe executed a financial power of attorney (POA) naming his sister-in-law, Jeanette Colbert-Roppe, as his agent.

Jul 29, 2019

Sentencing – Supervised Release

Within three months of being placed on a 20‐year term of supervised release, Thomas “Lizzie” Smith violated the requirements of her supervision.

Jul 29, 2019

Order Correcting Opinion

On consideration of the letter of the Government requesting correction of the opinion in this appeal issued on July 3, 2019, the opinion is amended on page 3 by replacing “and up to $3,000,000 for a new commercial enterprise located in an area with an unemployment rate significantly below the national average” with “and $1,000,000 for a new commercial enterprise located in any other area.”

Jul 29, 2019

Abuse of Discretion – Subject-matter Jurisdiction

Jiri Vyloha, a citizen of the Czech Republic, brings two petitions for judicial review in this consolidated appeal.

Jul 29, 2019

Court Error – Bankruptcy – Sanctions

Frank Novak tragically took his own life in February 2012.

Jul 29, 2019

Sixth Amendment Violation

Claudius Fincher possessed a firearm; that much is certain.

Jul 29, 2019

Suppression of Evidence Denied

Devontay Sawyer entered a conditional guilty plea to possessing a firearm as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), preserving for this direct appeal his challenge to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence.

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