Ordinance Interpretation – Parking
Jill Dahlquist appeals from an order determining that she violated a Village of Chenequa no parking ordinance.
Statutory Interpretation – Public Records – Attorney Fees
This is a public records case involving a draft contract, exchanged between Defendant-Respondent City of Waukesha (the City) and a private entity, Big Top Baseball, LLC (Big Top), setting forth proposed terms under which Big Top’s professional baseball team would play in a stadium to be constructed in Waukesha’s Frame Park.
Court Error – Other-acts Evidence
Nikola Stevlic appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of second-degree sexual assault by use of force; false imprisonment; two counts of substantial battery intending bodily harm; second-degree recklessly endangering safety, all with a domestic-abuse penalty enhancer; and exposing a child to harmful descriptions.
Plea Withdrawal – Evidentiary Hearing
Cortez Lorenzo Toliver appeals pro se from a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) postconviction motion without a hearing.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Daniel Hennessy and Jane Hennessy appeal a circuit court order finding that a Mexican court judgment against the Hennessys is valid under Mexican law, and determining that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., is entitled to domesticate the Mexican judgment in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, giving it effect in Wisconsin under principles of comity.
Court Error – Certiorari Review – Standing to Sue
Friends of the Black River Forest and Claudia Bricks (collectively referred to herein as the Friends) appeal the dismissals of their challenges to a land exchange that took place between Kohler Company (Kohler) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (the Department).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
John Swapsy was convicted in the Dane County Circuit Court, following a jury trial, of one count of arson of a building, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 943.02(1)(a) (2013-14).
Plea Colloquy
Victoria Conley entered a plea of no contest to a single count of disorderly conduct as a criminal offense.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Moeun Mao appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of sexual assault for having sexual intercourse with and impregnating a developmentally disabled sixteen-year-old female, G.S.K., and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel, plain error, and in the interest of justice.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion
James E. Brown appeals a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, of one count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Unlawful-stop Claim – Reasonable Suspicion
Andrew W. Bunn, pro se, appeals the judgment of conviction, following guilty pleas, to two counts of carrying a concealed weapon.
Summary Judgment – Adverse Possession
Timothy Casa De Calvo, Jr., appeals a summary judgment dismissing his adverse possession claim against the Town of Hudson.
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- Federal judge tosses Democrats’ lawsuit challenging Wisconsin absentee voting requirements
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- Police confirm ‘Heil Hitler’ salute during Madison pro-Palestinian protests, suspect identified
- Federal agencies failed to investigate Havana Syndrome, ignored crucial evidence and withheld information, attorney says during Congressional hearing
- As Patrick Beverley calls his actions ‘inexcusable,’ police announce they’ve opened an investigation
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