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![The Roundup from June 24, 2024](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
Jun 25, 2024
The Roundup from June 24, 2024
Or interesting stuff we couldn't get to otherwise. Coming to you straight from the documents themselves! Brief of appellant Case...
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![In brief: Appeals court orders new trial due to lawyer's deficient performance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
May 24, 2024
In brief: Appeals court orders new trial due to lawyer's deficient performance
The full decision in State v Jobert L. Molde, 21AP1346, is here. A lawyer's failure to object to improper testimony in a sexual assault...
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![In brief: Drunk driving with a gun is not OK: Appeal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
May 21, 2024
In brief: Drunk driving with a gun is not OK: Appeal
The circuit court noted that the state had a burden to show 'distinctly similar' laws from the time of the founding.
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![Amicus says municipal home rule at stake in Pewaukee transportation fee case: summary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 7, 2024
Amicus says municipal home rule at stake in Pewaukee transportation fee case: summary
By implementing a TUF, a municipality can recover costs for transportation services in a way that is more equitable ...
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![Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_e98de9603a6543ac9ff453abb3b28d49~mv2.webp)
May 1, 2024
Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee
Summary: Pewaukee appeals to SCOW a ruling striking down transportation utility fee
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![Appeals court rejects state's effort to rewrite judicial substitution law](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
Apr 25, 2024
Appeals court rejects state's effort to rewrite judicial substitution law
Requesting a judicial substitution after the original trial judge is identified but not yet officially assigned is allowed under the law, th
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![In Brief: Judge erred in refusing reverse waiver for autistic 14-year-old who killed a girl, appeal says](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_595cd2f2cab3458e83608f3646ba0db7~mv2.webp)
Apr 8, 2024
In Brief: Judge erred in refusing reverse waiver for autistic 14-year-old who killed a girl, appeal says
State v C.T.P.-B Appeal: 24AP189 Filing attorney: Michael Cohen, Alicia Linzmeier Judge: Chippewa County Circuit Judge Steven Gibbs "In...
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![In brief: Waukesha judge erred in excluding other-acts testimony, state argues](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.webp)
Mar 13, 2024
In brief: Waukesha judge erred in excluding other-acts testimony, state argues
"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full and these...
Mar 8, 2024
News take: Appellate court rules in favor of pollutants
Two of the state's most conservative appellate judges, Shelley Grogan and Maria Lazar. sitting on the most state's conservative...
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![State challenges ruling OKing job discrimination based on arrests for municipal violations](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_0f674a6a35ad46cda3ce3867b362da2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_0f674a6a35ad46cda3ce3867b362da2f~mv2.webp)
Feb 17, 2024
State challenges ruling OKing job discrimination based on arrests for municipal violations
The state Supreme Court should overturn a ruling that allows employers to discriminate in hiring based on arrests for civil municipal...
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![State Court of Appeals declines to take another bite out of Fourth Amendment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_238,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_4e2fbf076c1e4905bedb843e80de493a~mv2.webp)
Jan 25, 2024
State Court of Appeals declines to take another bite out of Fourth Amendment
The State Court of Appeals this week rejected a request that the court recognize the so-called canine "instinct exception" to the U.S....
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![Appeals court: Man deserves plea-withdrawal hearing based on girl's alleged recantation, false accusations](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_bc13c265962947c9b9329ecad9f7df26~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_bc13c265962947c9b9329ecad9f7df26~mv2.webp)
Jan 18, 2024
Appeals court: Man deserves plea-withdrawal hearing based on girl's alleged recantation, false accusations
A man convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl is entitled to a hearing on his related to his claims of new evidence indicating the...
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![Appeal in brief: Judge denies new trial despite new DNA testing showing non-involvement in sexual assault](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_974b68e083ef48a4998825367da431e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_288,h_288,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_974b68e083ef48a4998825367da431e3~mv2.webp)
Jan 3, 2024
Appeal in brief: Judge denies new trial despite new DNA testing showing non-involvement in sexual assault
"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full. These "in...
Dec 23, 2023
Appeal in brief: Is it OK for a judge to suggest to a prosecutor that he try a different charge?
"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full. These "in...
Dec 21, 2023
Petition for Review in brief: A drug death, circumstantial evidence, and a guilty verdict
"In brief" posts are shorter looks at interesting appellate filings. There are simply too many worthy cases to cover in full. These "in...
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![WMC sees awful, terrible things happening if state's Amazon gig drivers are classified as employees](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_0f674a6a35ad46cda3ce3867b362da2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_0f674a6a35ad46cda3ce3867b362da2f~mv2.webp)
Dec 11, 2023
WMC sees awful, terrible things happening if state's Amazon gig drivers are classified as employees
WMC is one of two parties filing amicus briefs in this case. I will post on Legal Action of Wisconsin's brief soon. The educational...
Dec 6, 2023
Kohler golf course loses big round as appeals court upholds permit denial
From the Wisconsin Law Journal story: In the latest court of appeals ruling, the court cited Wisconsin wetland permit statutes that...
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![Miranda warning unneeded before jailer listened to distressed inmate incriminate himself, state says](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_0959de1e2bd94d848d076cdb3dd93cf1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_216,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_0959de1e2bd94d848d076cdb3dd93cf1~mv2.webp)
Nov 29, 2023
Miranda warning unneeded before jailer listened to distressed inmate incriminate himself, state says
A jailer concerned about the mental health of a jail inmate did not violate the man's rights by listening as he incriminated himself in...
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![Judge stays JusticePoint contract cancellation pending appeal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7393ec_95f79339cc36489a8e6d621580abd494~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_214,h_215,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/7393ec_95f79339cc36489a8e6d621580abd494~mv2.webp)
Nov 6, 2023
Judge stays JusticePoint contract cancellation pending appeal
The City of Milwaukee cannot cancel JusticePoint's contract while JusticePoint fights a Milwaukee County Circuit Court decision allowing...
Oct 29, 2023
Judge can't just guess at restitution amount, appeals panel rules
A Milwaukee County judge erred when he ordered a restitution amount without any evidence to back it up, the Court of Appeals ruled...
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