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In 5-1-1 decision, SCOW affirms COA decision rejecting domestic violence victim’s invocation of coercion defense
State v. Joan L. Stetzer, 2025 WI 34, 7/3/25, affirming an unpublished decision from COA; case activity
Faced with a unique fact pattern arising from an OWI prosecution, SCOW interprets Wisconsin’s coercion defense and finds that Stetzer is unable to prevail, regardless of the clearly sympathetic facts presented.
In a decision accusing referee of “victim-blaming,” SCOW rejects proposed disciplinary sanction and revokes license of former prosecutor
OLR v. Daniel P. Steffen, 2023AP1511-D, 7/1/25, per curiam decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (in its disciplinary capacity).
In a decision of potential interest to criminal practitioners, SCOW revokes the license of a prosecutor who has been criminally sentenced for sex crimes.
SCOW grants review of per curiam defense win in revocation case
State ex rel. Wis. Dep’t of Corrs., Div. of Cmty. Corrs. v. Hayes, 2023AP1140, petition for review of a per curiam court of appeals decision, granted 11/12/24; affirmed 7/3/25; case activity (including briefs)
The Division of Hearings and Appeals decided not to revoke Sellers’s probation. DOC, on writ of certiorari to the circuit court, prevailed, and DHA appealed. On appeal, DHA and Sellers asked the COA to affirm DHA’s original decision not to revoke Sellers’s probation. The COA agreed with DHA and Sellers, reversing the circuit court’s order and affirming DHA’s decision not to revoke Sellers’s probation. DOC petitioned for review.