Oct 10, 20222 min read
COA says mom can't withdraw her consent to termination of her parental rights
The State filed petitions against "Lucy" and "Adam," seeking to terminate their parental rights to "Anthony." Adam stipulated to grounds...
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Oct 10, 20223 min read
COA holds OWI arrest supported by probable cause
County of Jefferson v. Julianne Trista Wedl, 2022AP328, 9/9/22, District 4 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case...
Oct 10, 20221 min read
TPR order affirmed
State v. J.W., 2022AP1338, District 1, 10/4/22 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity J.W.'s challenges the...
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Trial court didn't deprive parent of right to present evidence at TPR dispositional hearing
State v. Q.M., 2022AP1245, District 1, 10/4/22 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity Q.M. challenges the...
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Parent's challenge to TPR plea rejected
State v. M.J.C., 2022AP779, District 1, 10/4/22 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The court of appeals...
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Court of Appeals weighs in on process for defendant to petition for return of property after crim...
State v. John Dean Pleuss, 2021AP504-CR, District 4, 8/25/22 (not recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) The...
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Juvenile brain development research wasn't a new factor justifying sentence modification
State v. Jonathan L. Liebzeit, 2021AP9-CR, District 3, 8/30/22 (not recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) In...
Oct 8, 20221 min read
September 2022 publication list
The court of appeals September 2022 publication order did not include any criminal cases.
Sep 30, 20222 min read
COA reverses successful collateral attack, remands for hearing in light of Clark
State v. Robert J. Baur, 2021AP55, 8/25/2022, District 4 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including...
Sep 30, 20221 min read
COA finds sufficient evidence of boating while intoxicated
State v. Jeffrey S. Wein, 2021AP1696-98, 9/7/22, District 2 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publications) case activity (including...
Sep 30, 20222 min read
COA holds leaving tavern at 2:00 a.m. + open drink in car + odor of intoxicants = probable cause ...
State v. Randaro V. Jones, 2020AP1046, District 1 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication) 9/7/22, case activity (including...
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Evidence at final ch. 51 commitment hearing established dangerousness
Sheboygan County HSD v. P.W.S., 2022AP426, District 2, 9/28/22 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity In this...
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Circuit court sufficiently examined facts in deciding to terminate parental rights
State v. J.D.C., Jr., 2022AP1028, District 1, 9/27/22 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The court of...
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Evidence at grounds hearing was sufficient to support termination of parental rights
Brown County DHS v. K.Y.T., 2022AP531, District 3, 9/27/22 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The county...
Sep 28, 20222 min read
SCOW will decide whether DA improperly commented on defendant's decision not to testify
The 5th Amendment prohibits a prosecutor from commenting on defendant's failure to to the stand. Griffin v. California, 380 U.S. 609,...
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Traffic stop was extended lawfully
An officer saw Foston driving without headlights between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. and activated his emergency lights. Foston didn't stop. He...
Sep 28, 20224 min read
COA affirms denial of adjournment and involuntary med order in ch. 51 recommitment case
Winnebago County dumped 550 pages of discovery on counsel 2 hours and 15 minutes before "Paul's" recommitment hearing, so he requested a...
Sep 27, 20221 min read
COA upholds TPR default judgment, unfitness finding, and termination
D.T. showed up late for his Zoom TPR trial. It had been set for 9:00; D.T. appeared at 11:00 and said he was having eye trouble that kept...
Sep 21, 20223 min read
Defense win! COA reverses default recommitment
After the county petitioned to recommit "Rick" only his counsel appeared at the final hearing. The court found good cause to extend the...
Sep 21, 20223 min read
Defense wins! Initial commitment and recommitment reversed due to D.J.W. and evidentiary errors
This is a double defense win! You might even call it a quadruple defense win! The court of appeals consolidated "Chris's" appeals from...
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