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WI Court of Appeals Digest

Dec 21, 2016

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

On March 26, 2013, police received a tip that Dwayne T. Candler and another person drove to Chicago in a third person’s vehicle to buy heroin and were on their way back to Plymouth, Wisconsin.

Dec 21, 2016

Court Error – Jury Instructions

George W. Mallum III appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of disorderly conduct: one with the use of a dangerous weapon and one as an act of domestic abuse.

Dec 20, 2016

Construction Without Permit

Joyce Esselman appeals a circuit court order affirming a decision of the Outagamie County Board of Adjustment finding Esselman had constructed a pond and filled a natural watercourse on her property without obtaining the requisite permit from Outagamie County.

Dec 20, 2016

Due Process Violation

Raymond Cesar Ortiz appeals the judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of child enticement.

Dec 20, 2016

Guardianship – Power of Attorney

E.C. jointly appeals with her son, G.C., (collectively, “the appellants”) the trial court’s order appointing a corporate guardian and suspending E.C.’s powers of attorney naming G.C. as her agent.

Dec 20, 2016

OWI – Motion to Suppress

Michael Shepard appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of operating while intoxicated (“OWI”) as a seventh offense and attempted escape.

Dec 20, 2016

Sentencing – Machner Hearing

In these consolidated appeals, Jesse Stevenson challenges his sentence stemming from two Brown County crime sprees, which primarily involved thefts.

Dec 14, 2016

Termination of Parental Rights

A.W. appeals the circuit court orders terminating her parental rights to her children R.W., A.R.W. N.W-F., R.R.W., and S.W, and the circuit court order denying her motion for post-disposition relief.

Dec 14, 2016

Property Tax Assessments

Metropolitan Associates appeals a circuit court decision upholding the City of Milwaukee’s property tax assessments for the 2008-2011 tax years for property owned by Metropolitan.

Dec 14, 2016

Plea Withdrawal

Demetrius Cooper appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting him of two counts of delivering heroin as a party to the crime.

Dec 14, 2016

Court Error – Denial of Mistrial

A jury found Joshua P. Braithwaite guilty of the murder, sexual assault, and kidnapping of 20-year-old L.Z. Braithwaite appeals his conviction on the grounds that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion when it denied his motion for a mistrial after Braithwaite’s probation agent revealed to the jury Braithwaite’s prior adjudication for a sexual offense.

Dec 14, 2016

Imperfect Self Defense – Jury Instructions

Terry S. Shannon was convicted by a jury in 2009 of first-degree intentional homicide and discharging a firearm from a vehicle, both as party to a crime, and sentenced to life in prison.

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