Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
David L. Johnson appeals a judgment of conviction of one count of aggravated battery and one count of false imprisonment following a jury trial.
Foreclosure
WI Court of Appeals – District I Case Name: Seaway Bank and Trust Company v Dessie L. Brumfield, at al Case No.: 2015AP2451 Officials: Brennan, P.J., Kessler and Dugan, JJ. Focus: Foreclosure Dessie L. Brumfield appeals from judgments granting foreclosure and replevin to plaintiff Seaway Bank and Trust Company. Brumfield also appeals orders appointing a […]
Motion to Suppress
Kyle Nelson appeals his judgment of conviction for possession with intent to deliver less than 200 grams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Sentencing – Sentence Credit
Carter Hopson appeals a judgment of conviction for several drug offenses and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Termination of Parental Rights
M.B.-T. appeals termination of parental rights (TPR) orders for his three children, C.K., E.K., and K.K, and an order denying his postdispositional motion.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
This appeal concerns defense counsel’s failure prior to trial to request that the State produce a written list that M.R.W., the child victim of an alleged sexual assault by Karl Nichols, had presented at the conclusion of a second forensic interview, and which M.R.W. said was “things that ... I changed from the [first forensic] interview” three months earlier.
Termination of Parental Rights
C.D.K. appeals a circuit court order terminating her parental rights and an order denying post-disposition relief.
Motion to Suppress
Maria Castillo-Dominguez appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide, see WIS. STAT. § 940.02(1) (2011- 12), and an order denying her motion for postconviction relief.
Zoning Violation
The Town of Mukwonago appeals from a judgment and two orders which held ALH Irrevocable Trust and Ralinda L. Howard in contempt for violating a stipulation and a provision of the Town’s zoning code by having “kept” more than seven horses on ALH’s property on three occasions.
Sentencing – Inaccurate Information
Avorey Celestian Burns pled no contest to possession of a firearm by a felon.
Divorce – Martial Settlement Agreement
Gerald Van Dyn Hoven appeals from an order that denied his WIS. STAT. § 806.07 (2015-16) motion to reopen the marital settlement agreement (MSA) between him and his ex-wife, Marcelene Van Dyn Hoven, and imposed sanctions against him.
Newly Discovered Evidence – Motion for New Trial
This appeal addresses the ramifications of the discovery of “newly discovered evidence” that had it been known at the time of trial would have resulted in a different legal analysis than that applied by the circuit court.
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