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Plea & Sentencing – Jury Instructions
Federal law prohibits the possession of firearms by certain categories of individuals, including by those who have been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
Statutory Interpretation – First Step Act – Mandatory Minimum Penalty
In 1986, Congress established mandatory-minimum penalties for cocaine offenses.
Plea & Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
This case is before the court on bypass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.60 (2019-20).
Suppression of Evidence – Good Faith Exception
Both the State of Wisconsin and Dawn Prado seek review of a published decision of the court of appeals, which determined that Wisconsin's incapacitated driver provision contained within the implied consent statute, Wis. Stat. § 343.305 (2017-18) is unconstitutional.
Jury Instructions
In the middle of the night, Alan M. Johnson snuck into the home of his brother-in-law (K.M.) seeking evidence of child pornography.
Motion to Suppress Denied – Poly-graph Interview
This case is about a post-polygraph interview.
Certification Question – Guilty-plea-waiver Rule
This case is before us on certification from the court of appeals pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (2019-20).
Sentencing Guidelines – Probation
Jordan Lickes seeks review of the court of appeals decision, which reversed the Green County Circuit Court's order expunging three of Lickes's convictions.
Insurance Claim – Duty to Defend
Dianna and Kenneth Sunday (collectively “the Sundays”) appeal from a judgment declaring that McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Company and Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company had no duty to defend or indemnify Nicholas Sempf Nyren (“Nicholas”) due to exclusions in the applicable homeowners’ policies for bodily injuries resulting from the criminal acts of an insured.
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony
James Burke appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for physical abuse of a child by intentionally causing bodily harm.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jeromy Mathews appeals a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of a child and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Abuse of Discretion –Divorce – Child Placement
Clayton Lennon Daniel Sims appeals the judgment of divorce awarding sole custody and primary placement of the child he shares with Esther Johnson to Johnson.
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