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WI Court of Appeals Digest

Mar 21, 2017

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jose A. Adames appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of false imprisonment, and two counts of armed robbery, all as a party to a crime.

Mar 14, 2017

Delinquency – Summary Reversal

Chastity Young appeals from an order of the circuit court denying her motion to vacate an amended judgment.

Mar 14, 2017

Ch. 51 Commitment – Statutory Interpretation

The emergency detention statute in Wisconsin’s Mental Health Act sets out a statewide process for providing, on an emergency basis, treatment to individuals who are mentally ill, drug dependent, or developmentally disabled, and who meet certain other criteria set out in the statute.

Mar 14, 2017

Divorce – Child Placement

Richard Parks appeals the circuit court’s order that denied his motion to revise the physical placement of his two children with Kendra Papcke-Parks.

Mar 14, 2017

Colloquy Defect

Darrin Church appeals judgments of conviction and orders denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Mar 14, 2017

Creditor – Debtor

Walter Witten, pro se, appeals from a judgment entered against him for unpaid credit card debt.

Mar 14, 2017

Juvenile – Court Error

T.L.J. appeals from an order of the juvenile court waiving jurisdiction and allowing him to be tried as an adult.

Mar 14, 2017

Statutory Interpretation – Unemployment Benefit Eligibility

This case addresses eligibility for unemployment benefits when an employer has terminated an employee for misconduct due to absenteeism.

Mar 14, 2017

Sentencing – Expungement

Diamond J. Arberry appeals from her judgment of conviction for retail theft and a postconviction order denying her motion seeking eligibility for expungement.

Mar 14, 2017

Sufficiency of Evidence

Nathaniel Odel Alexander appeals from his judgment of conviction for intent to deliver heroin as party to the crime and from an order denying his motion for new trial.

Mar 14, 2017

General Appeal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Randy Allen Lapp appeals a judgment of the circuit court, following a jury trial, of one count of battery, one count of substantial battery with intent to cause bodily harm, and one count of victim intimidation.

Mar 14, 2017

Voluntarily Plea – Incidents of Domestic Abuse

Arvell Jerome Lockhart appeals judgments convicting him of substantial battery, as a repeater, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, as a repeater, and felony intimidation of a victim.

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