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WI Court of Appeals Digest

Aug 9, 2017

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Craig A. Hron appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of four felonies including the attempted first-degree intentional homicide of his ex-girlfriend, T.J., and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Aug 9, 2017

Court Error – Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Samuel Silverstein appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered on his guilty plea, for three counts of possession of child pornography.

Aug 9, 2017

Plea Withdrawal

Anthony Germaine Griffis appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty pleas, on one count of robbery with the use of force and one count of taking and driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, both as a party to a crime.

Aug 9, 2017

Foreclosure – Subject Matter and Personal Jurisdiction

Brian and Becky Bonkoski, pro se, appeal a judgment of foreclosure on their residential real estate.

Aug 9, 2017

4th Amendment – Search & Seizure

Derron Hudson challenges the scope and duration of a traffic stop that led to his conviction for possession of cocaine, second or subsequent offense.

Aug 9, 2017

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

Scott Frolik and Richard Busch, Jr., appeal a judgment in favor of Dale Schuebel entered upon a jury verdict finding Schuebel adversely possessed a disputed portion of Frolik’s and Busch’s properties.

Aug 9, 2017

Court Error – Motion to Suppress

Kawane J. Stroyier appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, on one count of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Aug 9, 2017

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

Brian Cooper appeals an amended judgment of conviction entered following a jury trial for two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of third-degree sexual assault.

Aug 9, 2017

Denial of Burial Sites Permit

This appeal is the second case concerning two Native American effigy mounds called the Ward Mound Group (the Ward Mounds), which were added to the catalog of burial sites by the Director of the State Historical Society in 1991 pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 157.70(2) (2015-16).

Aug 9, 2017

Insurance Coverage – Synthetic Stucco Exclusion

This is an insurance coverage dispute between a condominium association and the insurer of a general contractor involving the proper interpretation of a synthetic stucco exclusion in a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy.

Aug 9, 2017

Abuse of Discretion – Sufficency of Evidence

This appeal concerns Wisconsin’s Burial Sites Preservation statute, WIS. STAT. § 157.70 (2015-16), which requires the Director of the State Historical Society to “identify and record in a catalog burial sites in this state and … sufficient contiguous land necessary to protect the burial site from disturbance.”

Aug 2, 2017

Court Error – Testimony

Lamonte Haynes appeals the judgment and order of the circuit court denying him a new trial in this labor and delivery medical malpractice case.

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