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Miranda – Good-Faith Exception
State v. George W. Hindsley, 2000 WI App 130, 237 Wis. 2d 358, 614 N.W.2d 48 For Hindsley: James B. Connell Issue: Whether a good-faith exception to Miranda should be recognized. Holding: The court of appeals doesn’t have authority to articulate a good-faith exception to Miranda: “(It) is not the proper role of this court to create […]
Statements – Voluntariness – Prolonged Detention
State v. James H. Oswald, 2000 WI App 3, 232 Wis.2d 103, 606 N.W.2d 238 For Oswald: James L. Fullin, Jr., SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether a statement made while hospitalized should have been suppressed, as the product of a lengthy detention for the purpose of interrogation. Holding: ¶46 When a […]
Statements – Voluntariness – Absence of Police Coercion
State v. George W. Hindsley, 2000 WI App 130, 237 Wis. 2d 358, 614 N.W.2d 48 For Hindsley: James B. Connell Issue: Whether a statement is involuntary, even in the absence of police coercion, simply because the Miranda warnings aren’t effectively communicated. Holding: A suspect’s deafness doesn’t alter the test for voluntariness, “which was and […]
Briefs – Content – “Vituperative Tone”
Mogged v. Mogged, 2000 WI App 39, 233 Wis. 2d 90, 607 N.W.2d 662 Issue/Holding: Brief adopting “vituperative tone” and making misleading, unsupported arguments violates Rules of Professional Conduct and is stricken. ¶¶21-24. (Note that the court cites 7th Circuit caselaw, ¶22, suggesting that decisions from that body are very pertinent.) Appellate briefs containing personal […]
CHIPS Appeal – Commenced by NOI
Juneau County DHS v. James B., 2000 WI App 86, 234 Wis. 2d 406, 610 N.W.2d 144 For Appellant: James L. Boardman; Chris R. Velnetske Issue: Whether the court of appeals acquires jurisdiction over a CHIPS appeal commenced by notice of appeal without prior notice of intent to pursue relief. Holding: ¶4: In CHIPS cases, […]
Appellate Procedure: Finality of Order – Refusal to Bind Over
State v. Romero D. Wilson, 2000 WI App 114, 235 Wis.2d 177, 612 N.W.2d 368 For Wilson: Steven P. Weiss, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether an order dismissing a complaint, on refusal to bind over at preliminary hearing, is final and therefore appealable by the state. Holding: An order dismissing a complaint is a final […]
Interlocutory Appeal – “Alford” Plea – Challenge to Trial Court’s Refusal to Accept
State v. William F. Williams, 2000 WI App 123, 237 Wis.2d 591, 614 N.W.2d 11 For Williams: Steven P. Weiss, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether the trial court erroneously refused to accept an “Alford” plea under its express policy of never accepting one. Holding: ¶8 Even if we were to determine that the trial court […]
Sentence Credit – Read-in
State v. Warrick D. Floyd, 2000 WI 14, 232 Wis. 2d 767, 606 N.W.2d 155, on certification For Floyd: David D. Leeper Issue: Whether a defendant is entitled to sentence credit under Wis. Stat. § 973.155(1) for time spent in custody on a charge that is dismissed and read-in at sentencing. Holding: Pre-trial confinement on a charge […]
Mootness
State ex rel. Larry E. Olson v. Litscher, 2000 WI App 61, 233 Wis. 2d 685, 608 N.W.2d 425 For Olson: Dennis Egre, SPD, Kenosha Issue: Whether this case is moot, where the challenge is to the authorities’ failure to parole a prisoner at his mandatory release date, but he was released during the pendency […]
Probation Modification – Necessity of Postconviction Motion
State v. Bernard G. Fearing, 2000 WI App 229, 239 Wis.2d 105, 619 N.W.2d 115 For Fearing: Patrick J. Stangl Issue: Whether a defendant must first raise a challenge to a condition of probation in a trial-level postconviction motion before seeking relief in the appellate court. Holding: Even if the rule that review of a sentence requires […]
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