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Protective Placement – Sufficiency of Evidence
Outagamie County Department of Health and Human Services v. Gregory M., 2011AP1978, District 3, 1/31/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Gregory M.: Suzanne L. Hagopian, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Evidence held sufficient to support a “primary need for residential care and custody,” § 55.08(1)(a), notwithstanding that ” Gregory is able to perform most […]
Newly Discovered Evidence – Recantation
State v. Reynold C. Moore, 2010AP377, District 3/4, 1/26/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Moore: Byron C. Lichstein; case activity; prior history: 1997AP1193-CR, habeas relief denied, Moore v. Casperson, 345 F.3d 474 (7th Cir. 2003) Moore seeks relief on the basis of newly discovered evidence in the form of a purported recantation of State […]
State v. Dimitrius Anagnos, 2011 WI App 118, rev. granted 1/25/12
on review of published opinion; for Anagnos: Barry S. Cohen; case activity; prior post Traffic Stop – Reasonable Suspicion – OWI Refusal Hearing Challenge to Arrest Issues (composed by On Point): 1. Whether the officer could lawfully stop Anagnos’ vehicle for failing to use a turn signal where neither traffic nor pedestrians were present, § 346.34(1)(b). 2. Whether the officer […]
State v. Dennis D. Lemoine, 2010AP2597-CR, rev. granted 1/25/12
on review of unpublished opinion; for Lemoine: Donna L. Hintze, Katie R. York, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Involuntary Statement – Coercion Issue (composed by On Point): Whether Lemoine’s in-custody statement was involuntary given the following police tactics: promising that in exchange for the “true story” he would not go to jail that night; telling him that […]
CCW, § 941.23 (Pre-Act 35 Amendment) – Facially Constitutional
State v. Brian K. Little, 2011AP1740-CR, District 4, 1/26/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Little: Lane Fitzgerald; case activity The court rejects challenges to § 941.23, carrying concealed weapon, as facially violating the state and federal constitutional right to bear arms. (The statute presently allows concealed carry under specified circumstances, 2011 WI Act 35. […]
Court of Appeals Publication Orders, 1/12
court of appeals publication orders, 1/25/12 On Point posts from this list: 2012 WI App 2 State v. Anthony L. Prineas 2012 WI App 6 State v. Kenneth M. Sobczak 2012 WI App 7 State v. Damon Keith Sutton 2012 WI App 8 State v. Anthony D. Guard 2012 WI App 10 State v. Brent T. Novy
Mental Health Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence
Manitowoc County v. Harlan H., 2011AP2499-FT, District 2, 1/25/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Harlan H.: Shelley Fite, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Evidence that Harlan had put his wife in a headlock on one occasion and physically resisted a deputy’s attempt to detain him another, coupled with a diagnosis of […]
Guilty Plea Colloquy: “Hampton” Advisal – No Manifest Injustice
State v. James Lee Johnson, 2012 WI App 21 (recommended for publication); for Johnson: Melinda A. Swartz, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate; case activity The guilty plea colloquy was defective, in that it failed to advise Johnson that the trial court wasn’t obliged to follow the terms of the plea bargain (here: to dismiss and read-in a […]
Ineffective Assistance – Photo Array; Ineffective Assistance – Generally; Ineffective Assistance – Postconviction Counsel, Generally
State v. Kwesi B. Amonoo, 2011AP566, District 1, 1/24/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Amonoo: Robert N. Meyeroff; case activity Amonoo fails to show that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance with respect to pretrial identification procedure (context: “sufficient reason” to overcome serial litigation bar following direct appeal): ¶15 Amonoo contends that of […]
Delinquency Sanctions: Municipal Truancy – Electronic Monitoring; Judicial Bias / (Juvenile) Disqualification: Judge’s Initiation of Sanctions Works Disqualifier
State v. Dylan S. / Renee B., 2012 WI App 25 (recommended for publication); for Dylan S.: Devon M. Lee, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity; for Renee B.: Susan E. Alesia, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Delinquency – Sanctions – Municipal Truancy After finding the juveniles in violation of first-offense truancy under the local municipal […]
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