Catching up on COA’s publication orders
Without further ado, here are COA’s publication orders for the last several months:
January:
- State v. Brian Tyrone Ricketts, Jr., 2026 WI App 4. Clarifying that “separate occasions” requirement for application of DV repeater can be met if the defendant is convicted of multiple charges from the same underlying incident.
February:
- State v. Nicholas L. Sparby-Duncan, 2026 WI App 9. Holding that criminal penalties for failing to install an IID and exceeding the .02 limit as a result of a prior refusal to consent to a blood draw are not unconstitutional under the recent Forrett decision.
March:
- Department on Aging v. J.J., 2026 WI App 13. Holding that a failure to file a petition for annual review of a protective placement does not deprive the circuit court of competency.
- State v. Robert M. Christianson, 2026 WI App 14. A partial defense win proving that collateral attack motions are, despite some trepidation, not totally dead post-Clark.
- State v. Gustin King, 2026 WI App 15. Clarifying that the court does not have jurisdiction when some counts within the same case are still subject to an ongoing DJA.
- State v. Alsherrife Mire, 2026 WI App 16. The exclusionary rule does not apply to evidence arising from the defendant’s flight from police, even if the underlying stop is unconstitutional.
- State v. Noah Mann-Tate, 2026 WI App 17. Wisconsin’s reverse waiver statute is unconstitutional because it fails to consider the unique attributes of youthful offenders.
April:
- State v. Latres Christopher Robinson, 2026 WI App 26. Approving the use of “readers” at preliminary hearings.