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WI Court of Appeals Digest

Nov 30, 2021

OWI – Reasonable Suspicion – Suppression of Evidence

Kyle Kleinschmidt appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of operating a motor vehicle while revoked and one count of misdemeanor bail jumping.

Nov 30, 2021

Sufficiency of Evidence

Hayden Hawk, pro se, appeals from a civil forfeiture judgment for theft.

Nov 30, 2021

Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence

D.C.B. appeals an order of the trial court extending his involuntary civil commitment, pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51, by twelve months.

Nov 30, 2021

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Larry L. Jackson appeals his judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide, as a party to a crime with the use of a deadly weapon, and for possession of a firearm by a felon.

Nov 29, 2021

Public Records – Public Interest Balancing Test

The Estate of Ceasar Stinson and Stinson’s spouse, Chipo Samvura (collectively, “the Estate”), appeal a circuit court order which restrains the Milwaukee County Sheriffs’ Office (MCSO) from releasing an internal affairs file.

Nov 29, 2021

Motion for Change of Venue Denied

Marten Transport, Ltd. and Shem David Wark appeal from a nonfinal order denying their motion to change venue from Milwaukee County to Barron County.

Nov 29, 2021

Involuntary Medication and Treatment

Robert appeals the circuit court order for involuntary medication and treatment.

Nov 29, 2021

4th Amendment Violation – Warrantless Search – Community Caretaker Doctrine

Miles J. Olson appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, as a fifth offense.

Nov 23, 2021

Termination of Parental Rights

B.B. and E.B. appeal orders entered by the circuit court terminating their parental rights after a jury found that their children were in continuing need of protection or services. B.B. and E.B. argue that, throughout the grounds phase of the proceeding, the guardian ad litem improperly invoked the children’s best interests in her arguments to the jury and in the testimony she elicited from witn[...]

Nov 23, 2021

Insurance Claim – Coverage – Jurisdiction

Adam Kodra sued Harold Fredd, Fredd’s business, Northern Precision Rifles, and Fredd’s purported homeowner’s insurer, USAA Casualty Insurance Company, alleging that Fredd’s negligence in customizing Kodra’s rifle caused the injuries that Kodra suffered when he subsequently fired the rifle and it exploded.

Nov 23, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – Patient Health Care Records Access

Beatriz Banuelos appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of her complaint alleging that the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health) unlawfully charged her fees for providing, at her request, electronic copies of her patient health care records.

Nov 23, 2021

Sentence Modification

John G. Dahlk appeals pro se from a postconviction court order denying his motions for sentence modification and resentencing.

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