Jessica appeals from an order terminating her parental rights (TPR) to her daughter, and an order denying her motion for postdispositional relief.
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Abuse of Discretion – Evidentiary Hearing
Willie Allison appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of three counts of human trafficking, as a repeater; one count of second-degree reckless injury, as a repeater; two counts of delivering three grams or less of heroin, as a second or subsequent offense, with one count as a party to a crime; and one count of maintaining a drug trafficking place, as a second or subsequent offense.
Read More »Court Error – Postconviction Motion Denied
Robert C. Stryker, pro se, appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree sexual assault of a child and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Read More »Divorce – Child Placement Order
Julie C. Valadez appeals from a judgment of divorce terminating her marriage to her former husband, Ricardo Valadez.
Read More »Sentence Credit
Tanya M. Liedke appeals from an order denying her motion for correction of sentence credit.
Read More »Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Daimon Von Jackson, Jr. appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after his no contest plea to second-degree reckless homicide as a repeater with the use of a dangerous weapon contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 940.06(1) (2013-14),1 939.62(1)(c), and 939.63(1)(b) (hereinafter “second-degree reckless homicide”), and from an order denying his postconviction motion seeking to withdraw his plea.
Read More »Plea Withdrawal
Andrew M. Obregon appeals from a judgment of conviction for various offenses, including first-degree intentional homicide, as well as from an order denying his postconviction motion seeking plea withdrawal.
Read More »Contempt of Court – Maintenance Order
Jan Gronewold appeals from an order finding him in contempt of court for failing to pay court-ordered maintenance to his ex-wife, Kim Gronewold.
Read More »Plea Withdrawal
Tommie Lee Carter appeals his judgment of conviction entered after he pled guilty to attempted robbery with the threat of force.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Charles Fedie appeals from a judgment of conviction for both possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child, as well as the denial of his motion for postconviction relief.
Read More »Sufficiency of Evidence
Paul Brian Jones appeals from a judgment, entered following a bench trial, convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child under thirteen years old and from orders denying him postconviction relief.
Read More »Due Process Violation
VK Citgo LLC and Gurdev Singh (collectively “Citgo”) appeal the order of the circuit court affirming the decision of the City of Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee Common Council (collectively the “City”) not to renew Citgo’s licenses for Extended Hours Establishment, Filling Station, Weights and Measures, and Food Dealer (the “Licenses”).
Read More »Sex Offender Registration – Lift-of-Stay Hearing
Tanner appeals an order lifting the stay on a previously imposed requirement that he register as a sex offender, and an order denying his motion for postdisposition relief.
Read More »ERISA – Retirement Benefits – Minimum Service Age
The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Employees’ Retirement System (collectively the City) appeal an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of James E. Miller, Jr. and Marion Holley.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Steve Deshunn Young appeals his judgments of conviction entered after he pled guilty to charges of operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent; second-degree recklessly endangering safety, with a habitual criminality enhancer; felony bail jumping, with a habitual criminality enhancer; possession with intent to deliver heroin; and possession with intent to deliver cocaine.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jared J. Lanier-Cotton appeals his judgment of conviction for substantial battery intending bodily harm, intimidating a witness by use of force, battery to a witness, all as party to a crime, and felony bail jumping.
Read More »Postconviction Relief – Admissible Evidence
Marques Edward Hubbard appeals judgments of conviction entered upon guilty pleas for two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and one count of felony witness intimidation.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
WI Court of Appeals – District III Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Vernon K. Sommerfeldt Case No.: 2019AP1602-CR Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Gill, JJ. Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Vernon Sommerfeldt appeals from a judgment of conviction for second-degree sexual assault and an order denying him postconviction relief. Sommerfeldt claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in several ...
Read More »Involuntary Commitment and Medication – Extension
On May 18, 2021, after an evidentiary hearing, the Circuit Court for Waupaca County signed two orders regarding G.T.H., each of which was requested by Waupaca County.
Read More »Postconviction Motioned Denied – Due Process Violation
Nestor Luis Vega was arrested after an informant told law enforcement officers that he purchased heroin from Vega on five separate occasions.
Read More »Postconviction Relief – Plea Withdrawal
Anthony Carl Chancy appeals judgments of conviction for two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw two pleas of guilty.
Read More »Child Support Modification
Michael Eisenga appeals an order denying his motion to modify child support.
Read More »Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraph 17 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on December 16, 2021.
Read More »Statutory Interpretation – Patient Health Care Records Access
John Schuler’s attorneys were charged $29.79 for “certification” and “retrieval fee[s]” on March 21, 2017, by Schubbe Family Chiropractic, Ltd. (Schubbe) for requested healthcare records under WIS. STAT. § 146.83 (2019-20).
Read More »Postconviction Relief – Jury Instructions
Daniel Lewer appeals from a judgment convicting him of operating while intoxicated (7th, 8th or 9th offense) and from a circuit court order denying his postconviction motion alleging plain error relating to the jury instruction for “operating” and ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
Read More »Abuse of Discretion – Juvenile Sex Offender Registration
K.B.W. appeals from a circuit court order requiring him to comply with juvenile sex offender registration requirements for a period of fifteen years.
Read More »Unlawful-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion – Suppression of Evidence
Randy Promer appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of operating a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his blood, as a seventh offense, and one count of possession of methamphetamine.
Read More »Recreational Immunity – Issue of Material Fact
Katherine Baumel sued Michael Frear, Kari Frear, and Deer Tail Lodge, LLC (collectively, “the Lodge”), along with the Lodge’s insurer, after she tripped and fell on the Lodge’s property.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Shayne Trudelle appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of multiple crimes.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Mychael Hatcher appeals from the denial of his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2019-20), postconviction motion.
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