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State v. Terry Lee Anderson, 2025AP1435, 9/17/26, District IV (not recommended for publication); case activity
Anderson appeals the judgment convicting him of three counts that the circuit court had, in a previous case, dismissed with prejudice. COA agrees that the circuit court lacked the authority to disregard its prior dismissal order as void, and remands with instructions that the court vacate the counts that were previously dismissed with prejudice.
COA holds that trial attorney had no duty to ensure his client reviewed video evidence before pleading guilty
State v. Corey L. Gransberry, 2025AP1770-CR, 9/9/26, District I (recommended for publication); case activity
Although Gransberry tries to develop a novel ineffectiveness claim, COA rejects his arguments based on an alleged failure to review certain evidence and affirms.
COA holds that need for protection from one of the specified harms — abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, or self-neglect — is sufficient to continue protective placement.
Dane County v. L.A.E., 2026AP906, 9/17/26, District IV (ineligible for publication); case activity
The COA affirmed continuing L.A.E.’s protective placement over his objections that the County did not prove he had a primary need for residential care and custody and that his debilities created a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or others.
COA rejects probable cause, Franks-Mann and spoliation challenges, affirms PAC & refusal judgments
Portage County v. Carter Townsend Andreae, 2024AP1330 & 1331, 9/11/26, District IV (ineligible for publication); case activity
COA rejects Andreae’s challenges to the circuit court’s denial of his three pretrial motions and affirms the refusal and PAC 1st.