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Divorce – Maintenance Award
Allan Edward Skodowski, Jr. appeals that portion of the divorce judgment requiring that he pay maintenance to Gloria Skodowski.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Christopher Deshawn McGinnis appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon as a party to a crime, first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon as a party to a crime, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Insurance Coverage – Homestead Property
David Mader appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of Martha Janey and an order denying his motion for reconsideration.
6th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause
Jarmel Dontra Chisem appeals his judgment of conviction after a jury convicted him of first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime while using a dangerous weapon, as a repeater, and first-degree recklessly endangering safety as a party to a crime while using a dangerous weapon, as a repeater.
Jury Instructions
Tony Sansone, who is confined to a wheelchair, needs a parking place with room to deploy his van’s wheelchair ramp.
Sentencing Guidelines
In 2017 Steve Briggins was convicted of robbing multiple banks over several months.
Sentencing Guidelines
Jesus Salgado pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
William and Nancy Liebhart together own three houses on the same block in Watertown, Wisconsin.
Sentencing Guidelines
Jason Galloway pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition as a felon.
Injunctive Relief
Plaintiffs-appellants purchased land near a former General Electric Company manufacturing plant that had operated for sixty years; the plant leached toxic chemicals that seeped into the groundwater.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Edward Branson appeals a judgment convicting him of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.
Statutory Interpretation – 8th Amendment
The Eighth Amendment, this Court has held, prohibits the execution of a prisoner whose mental illness prevents him from “rational[ly] understanding” why the State seeks to impose that punishment.
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- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
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- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
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