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WI Court of Appeals Digest

May 7, 2018

Sentence Modification

Deshandre Darnell Brister appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of failure to pay child support for more than 120 days, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 948.22(2) (2013-14).

May 7, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

Teel Tyre Hargraves appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury’s verdict finding him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

May 7, 2018

DOT – Mandamus Action Denied

Media Placement Services (Media Placement) appeals the summary judgment order dismissing its mandamus action to access free motor vehicle accident reports from the Department of Transportation (DOT) using the DOT’s web portal.

May 7, 2018

Revocation of Trust – Supplement the Record

Gerald Tucker, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his request to supplement the record on certiorari review and affirmed the Division of Hearings and Appeals’ decision sustaining an administrative law judge’s revocation of Tucker’s probation.

May 7, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Danyall Lorenzo Simpson appeals a circuit court order that denied without a hearing his postconviction motion seeking a new trial pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16).

May 1, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Michael J. Popple appeals a judgment that convicted him of a second or subsequent offense of manufacturing 1000-2500 grams of THC.

May 1, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence – Expert Testimony

Jeffrey Borchert appeals a circuit court order directing that he pay child support to Heather Becker.

May 1, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Negligence Claim

This is a tort action arising from a mass casualty shooting at a salon in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

May 1, 2018

Court Error – Statutory Authority

Sara J. Scace appeals from an order of the circuit court directing that the last name of Scace’s child be changed to Scace-Schulte.

May 1, 2018

ERISA – Pensions

Many employees of Milwaukee County have the right to pension benefits through the Employees’ Retirement System of the County of Milwaukee (ERS), which is overseen by a Pension Board.

May 1, 2018

Waiver of Affirmative Defense

Maple Grove Country Club, Inc., appeals a non-final order dismissing its statutory claim of inverse condemnation.

May 1, 2018

Dismissal – Lack of Authority

County of Fond du Lac appeals from the circuit court’s dismissal of its case against William A. Tavs, asserting the court lacked the authority to dismiss the case.

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