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General Postconviction Motion for Relief
Lavarray Johnikin appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of armed robbery with the use of force, and false imprisonment, all as a party to a crime.
Court Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jesse Steven Poehlman appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Sufficiency of Evidence and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
James D. Carter appeals the judgment convicting him of the following sixteen counts: (1) armed robbery with threat of force (count one); (2) possession of a firearm by a felon (counts two, four, and five); (3) burglary (count three); (4) forgery by possession with intent to utter (counts ten and eleven); (5) forgery by uttering (counts thirteen, fifteen, seventeen, and nineteen); (6) attempted the[...]
Court Error – Motion to Suppress
Eric Durran Howard appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Breach of Contract
Todd and Janice O’Brien appeal from a judgment dismissing their complaint against Walworth State Bank and awarding attorney’s fees and costs to Walworth State Bank pursuant to the terms of the parties’ loan documents.
Constitutionality – Renewal of
Michael Barrett appeals from an order of the circuit court affirming a decision of the Real Estate Examining Board “denying his application for renewal of his real estate broker’s license after he was convicted of a felony.”
Court Error – Sufficiency of Evidence and Sentencing
Floyd C. Sauve appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Eric Pevan appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of felony mistreatment of an animal, resulting in the animal’s death, as party to a crime.
Constitutionality – Statutory Cap on Noneconomic Damages
This is an appeal stemming from a circuit court decision finding the $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical practice actions, as articulated in WIS. STAT. § 893.55 (2015-16), unconstitutional as it applied to Ascaris and Antonio Mayo.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Discharge Hearing
Scott Maher appeals an order that denied his petition for discharge or supervised release from a Chapter 980 commitment, and a subsequent order denying his motion for a new trial.
Custody
G.B. and G.O. (collectively, the sisters) appeal an order that removed both of them as guardians of the person for their brother G.B.B.
Court Error – Evidence and Jury Instructions
Joseph T. Langlois appeals from a judgment and an amended judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.
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