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Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence
Lauren appeals from an order extending her involuntary commitment under WIS. STAT. ch. 51 and an order for involuntary medication and treatment.
Admission of Evidence – Expert Testimony
Kristine Buttke appeals from a conviction for causing mental harm to a child.
ALJ Review – Permit Application
Club Unique Improvement Corporation (Club Unique or the Club) appeals from an order of the circuit court denying its petition for judicial review of a decision from an administrative law judge (ALJ).
Sentencing Guidelines – Expungement
Jacob Zwiefelhofer appeals from an amended judgment of conviction that removed his eligibility for expungement.
Governmental Immunity
Michael L. Moss appeals the trial court’s order for dismissal on the pleadings regarding Moss’s claims against Milwaukee County and its insurer, Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Company (collectively “the County”).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Darnell J. Mungon appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief. Mungon argues that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred when it excluded evidence that the victim in this case was not wearing his seat belt.
WI – 3rd Offense – Confinement Period
The State appeals from Eric Overvig’s judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), third offense.
ERISA – Arbitration
In this complex ERISA case, James Smith sued fiduciaries of the retirement plan offered by his former employer, Triad Manufacturing, Inc., for alleged financial misconduct.
Plain Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Christopher Harris faced federal drug charges. Counsel advised him that his two prior Indiana cocaine convictions were predicate “felony drug offenses” and could result in a mandatory life sentence.
4th Amendment Violation – Warrantless Search & Seizure
Industrial-supply company W.W. Grainger was the victim of a series of cyberattacks against its computer systems in 2016.
Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Elston Stevenson possessed a firearm as a felon, and as an armed career criminal he received an enhanced sentence.
Appellate Jurisdiction – Qualified Immunity
Our jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal turns on a police dashcam video that captured police officer Ryan McDonough’s arrest of Joseph Ferguson, including the moment he tased Ferguson.
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