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State v. Dimitri Henley, 2010 WI 12

Memorandum Decision (per Roggensack, J.)

Disqualification, § 757.19(2)(e)

Justice Roggensack isn’t disqualified under § 757.19(2)(e) from participating in Henley’s pending appeal, even though as a court of appeals judge she decided the separate appeal of Henley’s jointly tried codefendant Adams.

¶23  …  I conclude that disqualification/recusal is directed under Wis. Stat. § 757.19(2)(e) only when the same defendant in the action or proceeding on which an appellate judge has already participated as a judge is once again before a court on which the same judge is serving.

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Seizure of Person: Some Restraint Necessary; Reasonable Suspicion: Stop of Car: No Front Plate – “Frisk” of Car

State v. Leneral Louis Williams, 2010 WI App 39; for Williams: Richard L. Zaffiro; Resp Br.; Reply Br.

Seizure – Some Restraint Necessary

¶16      The Fourth Amendment is not implicated until there has been a seizure. The Court in Terry described a seizure as “whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his [or her] freedom to walk away.” Id.

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Counsel – Ineffective Assistance (Pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Burden of Proof (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Certiorari (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Civil Commitments (Tuberculosis; NGI; SVP) (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Competency of Court (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Confrontation (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Counsel-Related (Waiver; IAC) (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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Appellate Procedure – Standard of Review – Discovery (pre-2010 Caselaw)

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