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S.C. Johnson v. Milton E. Morris, 2010 WI App 6, PFR filed
court of appeals decision Inadequate Appendix to Appellate Brief ¶5 n. 1: We note that neither Russell’s nor Buske’s appellate counsel properly cite to the record. Record cites are often missing. An appellate court is improperly burdened where briefs fail to consistently and accurately cite to the record. Meyer v. Fronimades, 2 Wis. 2d 89, 93-94, 86 N.W.2d […]
Michelle Williams v. Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, 2010 WI App 14
court of appeals decision Appellate Standard of Review, Certiorari ¶9 When we review an application for a writ of certiorari, we review the agency’s decision, not the decision of the circuit court. Kraus v. City of Waukesha Police & Fire Comm’n, 2003 WI 51, ¶10, 261 Wis. 2d 485, 662 N.W.2d 294. The scope of certiorari review is limited […]
Jennifer M. v. Franz Maurer, 2010 WI App 8
court of appeals decision GAL Interview of Ward outside Presence of Adversary Counsel ¶11 The policies underlying the no-contact rule are of sufficient importance in guardianship cases that the right to counsel guaranteed by Wis. Stat. § 54.42(1)(b) includes the ward’s right to have counsel present during an interview with the guardian ad litem for the […]
State v. Sameeh J. Pickens, 2010 WI App 5, reconsideration denied
court of appeals decision; for Pickens: Eileen A. Hirsch, SPD, Madison Appellate Reasonable Suspicion for Detention and “Collective Knowledge” Doctrine Although, “under the collective knowledge doctrine, an investigating officer with knowledge of facts amounting to reasonable suspicion may direct a second officer without such knowledge to stop and detain a suspect,” the state must prove those […]
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