WI Court of Appeals Digest

Sentencing Guidelines

Andrew Hendrickson appeals a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of the same child.

Denial of Motion for Newly Discovered Evidence

Lisimba Love appeals a circuit court order denying his postconviction motion.

Denial of Motion to Compel Discovery

Joyce Ziehli challenges the circuit court’s order denying her postconviction motion to compel discovery.

Court Error – Postconviction Motion without Hearing

Dale M. Patterson appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Abuse of Discretion

Anthony Alvarado was charged with second degree sexual assault. The case went to trial, and the jury was instructed to consider both second-degree sexual assault and the lesser included offense of third-degree sexual assault.

Illegal Search and Seizure

Tracy Dean Martin appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered by the trial court upon accepting Martin’s plea to operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a fourth offense.

Court Error – Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence

On appeal, Lewis argues that the circuit court erred in denying his suppression motion because “officers violated [his] Fourth Amendment rights when they seized him at gunpoint without any objectively reasonable basis to believe he was engaged in any criminal activity.”

Court Error – Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence

Janaya Moss appeals a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor possession of cocaine.

Termination of Parental Rights

K.H. appeals the order that terminated her parental rights to M.E.H.G. and denied her postdispositional motion after this matter was remanded to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing.

Court Error – Factual Determinations

Leslie Balthazor appeals a judgment of divorce, in which the circuit court made factual determinations regarding the value of Leslie’s individual retirement account (IRA) and how much of the funds withdrawn from that account had been spent on marital obligations.

Michael Sheffield appeals a judgment declaring no coverage for a legal malpractice claim not reported within the policy period.

Abuse of Discretion

LAXMI MA, LLC (Laxmi) appeals from an order of the circuit court that affirmed the decision of the City of Milwaukee denying Laxmi’s application for the renewal of its extended hours license.