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October 2023 Publication Order

On October 25, 2023, the court of appeals ordered publication of two criminal law related decisions:

State v. Troy Allen Lanning, 2023 WI App 52 (holding that a pending criminal prosecution means civil forfeiture proceeding need not be held within 60 days)

State v. Aaron L. Jacobs, 2023 WI App 53 (rejecting state’s expansive bail jumping prosecution and establishing a two-part test where a defendant was previously released from custody on bond,

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COA holds that “execution” of a search warrant does not include later forensic analysis of seized items, meaning that such analysis is not subject to five-day statutory deadline governing the “execution” of search warrants

State v. John J. Drachenberg, 2022AP2060-CR, 10/12/23, District IV (recommended for publication); case activity

In a decision recommended for publication, COA clarifies that the “execution” of a search warrant does not include forensic analysis that can occur weeks or months later. Accordingly, even though those activities may occur outside the statutory window, this does not create a statutory (as opposed to constitutional) argument for suppression.

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September 2023 Publication Order

On September 27, 2023, the court of appeals ordered publication of one criminal law related decision:

State v. John R. Brott, 2023 WI App 45 (mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography is mandatory)

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Defense Win! COA rejects state’s overly expansive bail jumping prosecution

State v. Aaron L. Jacobs, 2022AP658-659, 2022AP661-663, 9/19/23, District 3 (recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs)

The key takeaway from this soon to be published court of appeals decision may seem obvious and inarguable, but as we’ll see below, the state pursued and the circuit court blessed what would have been a massive expansion of the most commonly charged crime in the state of Wisconsin: bail jumping.

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August 2023 publication order

On August 30, 2023, the court of appeals ordered publication of one criminal law related decision:

State v. Gregory L. Cundy, 2023 WI App 41 (Applying Payton rule to invalidate “Terry stop” inside home)

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July 2023 publication list

On July 26, 2023, the court of appeals ordered publication of two criminal law related decision:

State v. Cedric Tung, 2023 WI App 33 (rejecting McCoy v. Louisiana and United States v. Cronic based IAC claims)

State v. Conrad M. Mader, 2023 WI App 35 (testimony that 99% of sexual assault reports are true improperly vouched for complainant’s credibility at trial)

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June 2023 publication list

On June 28, 2023, the court of appeals ordered publication of one criminal law related decision:

State v. Tracy Laver Hailes, 2023 WI App 29 (circuit court can’t apply § 939.62(1) and § 961.48 penalty enhancers at the same time)

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Testimony that 99% of sexual assault reports are true improperly vouched for complainant’s credibility, but wasn’t prejudicial

State v. Conrad M. Mader, 2022AP382-CR, District 2, 6/7/23 (recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs)

Mader was convicted of repeated sexual assault of his stepdaughter. He argues his trial lawyer was ineffective in numerous ways. The court of appeals agrees trial counsel performed deficiently in three respects, but holds trial counsel’s mistakes weren’t prejudicial and therefore Mader isn’t entitled to a new trial.

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May 2023 publication list

On May 31, 2023, the court of appeals ordered publication of the following criminal law related decisions:

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Defense win! Courts can’t apply §939.62(1) and §961.48 enhancers at the same time

State v. Tracy Laver Hailes, 2021AP1339-CR, 5/9/23, District 1, (recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs)

In a decision recommended for publication, the court of appeals holds that under §973.01(2)(c) a circuit court may apply either §939.62(1) (governing habitual criminality) or §961.48 (governing second or subsequent offenses) to enhance a penalty, but it may not apply both. While the circuit court erroneously applied both enhancers in this case, the court of appeals nevertheless denied Hailes’s claims for plea withdrawal, sentence modification, and resentencing.

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