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Sufficiency of Evidence – Guardianship and Protective Placement Orders
P.G. appeals orders establishing guardianships of his person and his estate, as well as an order for his protective placement. P.G. argues the guardianship and protective placement orders must be reversed because the circuit court failed to find—and the evidence did not support a finding—that his needs could not be met through less restrictive means.
Postconviction Relief – DNA Testing
Phillip Dewayne Peters appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal trespass and second-degree sexual assault and an order of the circuit court denying his motion requesting the court to order additional DNA testing pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.07 (2019-20).
Abuse of Discretion – Admission of Evidence
Juan Ramone Camacho appeals his judgment of conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Deandre Simone Manns appeals judgments of conviction entered after he pled guilty to third-degree sexual assault in one case and intimidation of a victim as a habitual offender in a second case.
Statutory Interpretation – Recovery of Unlawful Taxes
The City of Milwaukee appeals a non-final order of the circuit court denying its motion to dismiss the action filed by WGLB Scholarship in Memory of Joel J. Kinlow, Inc. (WGLB) pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 74.35 (2019-20), seeking to recover an allegedly unlawful property tax imposed by the City for the 2018 tax year.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ronald Lee Gilbert appeals from a judgment of conviction following a jury trial for trafficking of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child, and intentional child abuse.
Court Error – Affirmative Defense
Jedadiah Doyle appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of repeated sexual assault of the same child, with at least three violations constituting first-degree sexual assault, and obstructing an officer, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 948.025(1)(b) and 946.41(1) (2019-20), respectively.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Curtis Von Brown appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, as a party to a crime, and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Court Error – Temporary Restraining Order and Harassment Injunction
Susan appeals an order vacating a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and dismissing her petition for a harassment injunction against Amy Trevino.
Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a correction was made to paragraph 7 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on July 1, 2021.
Unreasonable Search – Blood Test – Suppression of Evidence
Charles Neevel was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Statutory Interpretation – Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act
Under the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA), a state agency contemplating a “major action[] significantly affecting the quality of the human environment” must prepare and publish an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): a detailed report evaluating potential environmental effects.
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