Sentencing Guidelines
Mark Scott appeals a judgment of conviction for two child-related sexual offenses and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Statutory Interpretation
In this case we address whether, under the relevant statute and Wisconsin Administrative Code provisions, a residential care center (RCC) for minors is prohibited from strip searching a resident, regardless of the circumstances.
Insurance – Negligence Claims
Caitria Thiele appeals an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment to third-party defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company.
Postconviction Motion Denied
George Clinton Wilson appeals a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict and an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.
Contract – Forum-selection Clause
Natasha Mueller suffered a severe bout of food poisoning after she was served contaminated fish at a resort in the Dominican Republic while on her honeymoon.
Immigration – Asylum
The petitioner Miratbek Zhakypbaev was a native and citizen of Kyrgyzstan, who was admitted to the United States in September 2012 as a nonimmigrant student to attend the Computer Systems Institute.
Plea Withdrawal
We do not know whether Ricky Olson entered a voluntary and intelligent guilty plea on September 9, 2016, because the district court never asked the right questions.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
James Snow was convicted of murder and sentenced to natural life in prison.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Expert Testimony
Ronald Tingle was tried and convicted of possessing and distributing methamphetamine and of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Contract Arbitration Clause
Should courts apply federal or state law to decide whether a contract’s arbitration clause binds a non-signatory?
Immigration – Sufficiency of Evidence
Miguel Perez-Montes, a citizen of Mexico, entered the United States in 1989 as a lawful permanent resident.
Conversion and Negligence Claims
Toll Processing Services, LLC (“Toll Processing”) appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Kastalon, Inc. and Kastalon Polyurethane Products (collectively, “Kastalon”) on Toll Processing’s conversion and negligence claims.
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