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Civil Digest

Dec 3, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

An individual with the Snapchat username “Snappyschrader” held himself out to be a thirty one-year-old male and agreed to assist a 14-year-old female in purchasing undergarments.

Dec 3, 2018

Plea & Sentencing – Special Assessment

Defendant-appellant Joshua Bolin pleaded guilty to possessing sexually explicit material involving minors, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B).

Dec 3, 2018

Sentencing Guidelines

Defendant‐appellant Dean Young pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, for defrauding the Veterans Administration (VA) regarding the extent of his service‐related injuries.

Dec 3, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Breach of Fiduciary

A plaintiff may dismiss a federal suit without prejudice to refiling.

Dec 3, 2018

14th Amendment Violation

Members of a Drug Enforcement Agency task force lawfully found drugs in a traffic stop and seized several garage openers and keys they also found in the car.

Dec 3, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – ADA Violation

Mycal Ashby’s son was a member of his elementary school choir for several years. In both 2014 and 2015, the choir agreed to perform a Christmas concert at a local history museum.

Dec 3, 2018

Sentencing Guidelines

Jesse Pennington pleaded guilty to distributing a Schedule I controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Nov 28, 2018

Insurance Claim – Property Damage

The petitioner, SECURA Insurance, A Mutual Company, seeks review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's interlocutory order that determined the fire at issue constituted multiple occurrences instead of a single occurrence.

Nov 28, 2018

Due Process Violation

Keith Eggum appeals a judgment of conviction.

Nov 28, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

Rachel Koester and Justyn Witscheber appeal a circuit court order reviewing decisions of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.

Nov 28, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

The State appeals from a circuit court order granting Steven D. Palmersheim’s motion to suppress evidence. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Nov 28, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Matthew C. Hinkle appeals from his judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion arguing that (1) the circuit court exercising adult criminal jurisdiction lacked jurisdiction over him, a juvenile, and (2) his trial counsel’s assistance was ineffective because she failed to object to the criminal court’s jurisdiction.

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