On Point

State v. Terry Lee Anderson, 2025AP1435, 9/17/26, District IV (not recommended for publication); case activity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.

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.

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.

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.

State v. Bailey Reed Vande Slunt, 2025AP2284-CR, 9/9/26, District II (ineligible for publication); case activity

Although Vande Slunt argues that his condition following a significant car crash rendered his consent involuntary, COA rejects his reliance on a persuasive federal case and affirms.

United States of America v. Steven Anderegg, No. 25-1354, 8/25/26

In a case that has generated national headlines, the Seventh holds that Anderegg cannot be prosecuted for possessing CSAM he produced using artificial intelligence.

August was another busy month. As usual, we’ve tried to pull those cases with the clearest relevance to our mostly state-court practicing readers. This month featured a rare defense win on other-acts, a window tint stop case, and a bizarre jury misconduct case involving an over-prepared foreperson among other interesting topics.

State v. E.L., 2026AP1497, 9/9/26, District I (ineligible for publication); case activity

“Emily” appeals the circuit court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, “Gretchen,” arguing that the court erroneously exercise of discretion when it found that termination was in Gretchen’s best interests. Emily claims the court failed to consider whether Gretchen had substantial relationships with other family members, and whether it would be harmful to her if those relationships were severed. COA affirms.

State v. Kevin Jones, 2025AP1539-CR, 9/8/26, District IV; case activity (including briefs)

On the heels of its certification last month in Bethke (see our post here) asking SCOW to determine whether Wisconsin’s legalization of hemp requires the State to prove as an element of the offense of possessing tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) that a substance contains greater than 0.3 percent of THC, the COA certified two additional issues for SCOW.

Murphy Allan Thompson v. Wis. Dept. of Justice, 2024AP2244 & 25AP142, 9/1/26, District III (not recommended for publication); case activity

Thompson appeals from a circuit court order denying his petition for judicial review of DOJ’s decision denying his application to renew his license to carry a concealed weapon and the order denying of his motion for reconsideration. DOJ previously granted Thompson a CCW license because his prior felony conviction had been expunged, but as a result of the supreme court’s decision in State v. Braunschweig, 2018 WI 113, 384 Wis. 2d 742, 921 N.W.2d 199, DOJ denied him renewal. COA affirms.