Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

WI Court of Appeals Digest

Jan 30, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mark Daniel Cabagua, pro se, appeals the circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion to withdraw his Alford pleas to repeated sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child, and second-degree sexual assault of a child.

Jan 22, 2018

OWI – Reasonable Suspicion

Brenna Weber appeals a decision and order finding her guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration.

Jan 22, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Clifford Young appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.

Jan 22, 2018

Breach of Contract – Attorney’s Fees

The third-party litigation exception to the American Rule allows a plaintiff to recover attorney fees incurred in third-party litigation caused by a wrongful act of the defendant.

Jan 22, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

A jury convicted Dante Davis of two counts of strangulation and suffocation (domestic abuse), two counts of disorderly conduct (domestic abuse), felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of tetrahydrocannabinols.

Jan 22, 2018

Property – Time-barred

This case involves WIS. STAT. § 88.87 (2015-16), which addresses a property owner’s right to sue a governmental entity for flooding or water damage due to allegedly faulty roadway construction or maintenance.

Jan 22, 2018

Termination of Parental Rights

A.S. appeals orders terminating his parental rights to K. and denying his post-disposition motion.

Jan 22, 2018

OWI – Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Terry Sanders appeals a judgment convicting him of second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

Jan 22, 2018

Court Error – Jury Instructions

James Storm appeals a judgment convicting him of third-degree sexual assault and an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.

Jan 22, 2018

Breach of Contract – Damages

Douglas A. Prahst appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Christopher J. Saugstad for damages incurred relating to repairs to the chimney and fireplace of a residential property that Saugstad purchased from Prahst.

Jan 22, 2018

Worker’s Compensation – Temporary Agency

This appeal requires us to address the following issue: can an employee of a temporary help agency who has been injured in the course of his or her employment and who has not made a worker’s compensation claim bring a tort claim against his or her temporary employer?

Jan 22, 2018

Post-Judgment Attorney’s Fees

National Management, LLC and GB II Properties, LLC, appeal an order of the small claims court awarding $9000 in attorney fees to the Law Office of Arthur Heitzer stemming from its representation of Debra Melton.

Polls

What kind of stories do you want to read more of?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests