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In published decision, COA holds that CR-215 procedure triggers attachment of right to counsel but denies relief given that law was “unsettled”


State v. Percy Antione Robinson, 2020AP1728-CR, 8/6/24, District I (recommended for publication); case activity In a published decision that criminal practitioners have been waiting on for years, COA holds that a CR-215 probable cause procedure used to satisfy the requirements of Riverside triggers the attachment of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

August 9, 2024


COA affirms discretionary termination order under deferential standard of review


State v. T.L., 2024AP859-863, 8/1/24, District I (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity In yet another TPR appeal challenging the circuit court’s discretionary termination order, COA affirms given the imposing standard of review.

August 7, 2024


Publication Orders of COA


In May, June and July COA released a number of published decisions:


COA affirms waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction


State v. J.C., 2024AP17, 7/30/24, District 1 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity “Jacob” appealed from an order granting the state’s waiver petition on charges of first-degree reckless injury, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and possession of a dangerous weapon. The COA affirms.

August 5, 2024


COA finds portions of juvenile suspect’s statements during marathon interrogation involuntary due to coercive interrogation techniques, but juvenile was not in custody for Miranda purposes; circuit court’s order suppressing all statements affirmed in part and reversed in part.


State v. Kruckenberg Anderson, 2023AP396-CR, 7/25/24, District IV (recommended for publication); case activity The tragic death of a newborn baby in the bucolic countryside of southwest Wisconsin prompted aggressive interrogation techniques by law enforcement that the Court of Appeals considered coercive in light of the suspect’s age of 16.  But the court found that a […]

August 1, 2024


COA rejects attack on discretionary termination order under well-settled precedent


Dane County v. J.B., 2024AP985, 7/25/24, District IV (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity Because J.B.’s request that COA reweigh the dispositional factors in her favor is precluded by governing case law, COA affirms.


COA affirms ch. 51 commitment under third standard


Brown County v. J.D.T., 2023AP2339, 7/23/24, District 3 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity J.D.T. challenges the his commitment under ch. 51 (second and third standards). The COA concludes that the county presented sufficient evidence of dangerousness under the third standard, Wis. Stat. § 51.20(1)(a)2.c., and therefore does not address the second standard.

July 26, 2024


Two interesting links for appellate practitioners


In the Wisconsin Lawyer, Retired Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Christopher R. Foley has an insightful piece titled “Left in the Dark: State v. A.G. & Burden of Proof in Involuntary TPR Dispositional Hearings.” The article contains an interesting analysis of the current state of the law, along with some arguments Judge Foley believes have […]


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