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WI Court of Appeals Digest

Dec 7, 2016

Termination of Parental Rights

T.R.D. appeals an order terminating her parental rights to R.T.D.-T. T.R.D. makes the following arguments on appeal: (1) the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when it found T.R.D. to be an unfit parent; and (2) the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when it found that it was in the best interest of R.T.D.-T. that T.R.D.'s parental rights be terminated.

Dec 7, 2016

Domestic Abuse Modifiers

Michael Lee Brayson appeals a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, of two counts of misdemeanor battery, domestic abuse.

Dec 7, 2016

Sufficiency of Evidence – Child Placement

M.G.-H. challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court’s order, following a Watts review hearing, to continue his protective placement under WIS. STAT. ch. 55 (2013-14).3

Dec 7, 2016

Untimely Appeal

Crystal Putman, pro se, appeals an eviction judgment entered against her.

Dec 7, 2016

Domestic Abuse Enhancer – Court Error – Prior Inconsistent Statements

Connie Apfel appeals a judgment of conviction for misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, both with a domestic abuse enhancer, and for possession of drug paraphernalia as party to a crime.

Dec 7, 2016

Sufficiency of Evidence – Vagueness of Statute

Brian Grandberry appeals his conviction for carrying a concealed weapon (CCW) contrary to WIS. STAT. § 941.23(2) and 939.51(3)(a) entered after a court trial on stipulated facts.

Dec 7, 2016

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Sentencing

Marquis J. Chapman appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty pleas to two counts of delivering not more than three grams of heroin and one count of possessing with intent to deliver more than fifteen grams of cocaine but less than forty grams of cocaine.

Dec 6, 2016

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Withheld Evidence

Jason Rovell Dodd appeals from a judgment of conviction for armed robbery with threat of force as a party to a crime. See WIS. STAT. §§ 943.32(2) & 939.05 (2011-12).

Dec 6, 2016

Frivolous Appeal – Sanctions

Margaret Bach, pro se, appeals orders dismissing her claims for a restraining order/injunction against St. Vincent Hospital, Life Navigators, Denice Mader, and Lynn Wagner (collectively “St. Vincent”) and requiring her to pay $245 in guardian ad litem fees.

Dec 6, 2016

Court Error – Public Trust Doctrine

David J. Lobermeier and Diane Lobermeier (collectively, the Lobermeiers) appeal from a judgment entered in favor of Jerome Movrich and Gail Movrich (collectively, the Movriches), after a court trial, regarding the Movriches’ right to install a dock and to access the Sailor Creek Flowage from their shoreline property.

Dec 6, 2016

Court Error – Summary Judgment

Bradley Munger (“Munger”) and the Summit Lake Association (the “Association”) appeal from judgments and an order dismissing all of Munger and the Association’s claims against Richard Seehafer, Peter Vanderhei, Richard Hilger, and Patrick Curran (collectively, the “Respondents”).

Nov 30, 2016

Child Custody

This is an ongoing dispute over physical placement of two minor children born in 2003 and 2005, between the children’s mother, Lori Erickson, and the children’s adjudicated father, Steven Coons.

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