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Due Process Violation
A defendant who enters a guilty plea waives numerous constitutional rights.
Statutory Competency
This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming the Waukesha County Circuit Court's judgment of conviction and order denying postconviction relief to Shaun Sanders.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Philip M. Kleinsmith have filed a stipulation pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.121 agreeing that Attorney Kleinsmith's license to practice law in Wisconsin should be revoked, as discipline reciprocal to that imposed by the Supreme Court of Colorado.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review the report and recommendation of Referee John B. Murphy that Attorney Michael R. Bauer's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for a period of one year for professional misconduct and that he pay the full costs of this proceeding, which are $15,727.40 as of April 25, 2018.
Statutory Interpretation
When one company purchases the assets of another, our law normally does not make the former responsible for the latter's liabilities.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
In this insurance coverage dispute, we consider whether a business-owners liability policy covers a negligent supervision claim arising out of an alleged employee's intentional act of physically punching a customer in the face.
Statutory Interpretation – Real Estate Broker Commission
The petitioner, Capital Cartage, Inc. (Capital Cartage), seeks review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's determination that real estate broker Mark McNally (McNally) is entitled to a commission pursuant to the listing contract between the parties.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Property Classification
We accepted review in these cases to decide whether an injunction prohibiting agricultural use of a residentially-zoned property controls the property's tax assessment classification.
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony
This is a review of an unpublished, unauthored summary affirmance of the court of appeals, State v. Jones, No. 2015AP2665, unpublished order (Wis. Ct. App. Apr. 10, 2017), affirming the Dane County circuit court's judgment finding Anthony Jones ("Jones") to be a "sexually violent person" under Wis. Stat. § 980.02(1)(a) (2015-16).
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review a stipulation filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 between the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Amie B. Trupke.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review a stipulation pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 between the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Holly Lynn Fulkerson.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review Referee Allan E. Beatty's recommendation that the court declare Attorney Brandon Buchanan in default and suspend his Wisconsin law license for a period of 60 days for professional misconduct in connection with his work on one client matter and his non-cooperation with the Office of Lawyer Regulation's (OLR) investigation into that misconduct.
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