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Civil Digest

Jun 6, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

Larry Shannon appeals from judgments convicting him of twelve counts allocated among the following crimes against three victims: first-degree sexual assault of a child, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, incest, false imprisonment, and strangulation and suffocation.

Jun 6, 2018

Postconviction Motion Denied

Royce O. Bernard appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered by the circuit court upon accepting his guilty plea to one count of carrying a concealed weapon, and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief without granting an evidentiary hearing.

Jun 6, 2018

Abuse of Discretion – Malicious Prosecution

Lakisha K. Wilburn appeals two orders of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Robert and Sarita Nash.

Jun 6, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Liability

Debora West was cited for violating WIS. STAT. § 346.675(1), which imposes liability upon a vehicle owner when his or her vehicle is operated in the commission of a “hit-and-run.”

Jun 6, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Damon Donte Bealin appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 940.02(1), 939.05, and 941.29(2) (2013-14).

Jun 6, 2018

Motion to Suppress Denied

William Canales, Jr. appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered by the trial court upon accepting his guilty plea for one count of possession with intent to deliver between ten and fifty grams of heroin and one count of possession with intent to deliver more than forty grams of cocaine, both as second or subsequent offenses.

Jun 6, 2018

Insurance Claim – Liability

This case arises out of a motor vehicle accident in which Lorraine Zeichert and Matthew Zeichert sustained injuries, and Ryan Zeichert was killed. The Zeicherts appeal a judgment and order granting summary judgment to Todd Gruetzmacher and his insurers, Ellington Mutual Insurance Company (Ellington Mutual), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (together, Liber[...]

Jun 6, 2018

Estate – Beneficiary

The Estate of Robert Wicke appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of Debra James, the trustee of certain trusts established by Norman Wicke and approved by the circuit court in a prior Taylor County case.

Jun 6, 2018

Sentence Modification

Robert Ross appeals a judgment of conviction and orders denying him postconviction relief.

Jun 6, 2018

Immigration – Asylum Claim

Ruslana Melnik and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk, a married couple who are citizens of Ukraine, petition for review of decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”).

Jun 6, 2018

Jury Instructions

This appeal arises from a Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) failure to accommodate and retaliation claim.

Jun 6, 2018

Failure to State Claim

Len and Joanne Boogaard appeal the dismissal of the wrongful-death action they brought as the personal representatives of the estate of their son, Derek Boogaard.

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