On January 31, 2018, the court of appeals ordered the publication of the following criminal law related decisions: State v. Antonio A. Johnson, 2018 WI App 2 (defendant entitled to a day of credit for portion of a day spent in custody) State v. Taran Q. Raczka, 2018 WI App 3 (whether defendant was negligent in… Read more
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State v. Marcos Rosas Villegas, 2018 WI App 9; case activity (including briefs) This opinion resolves 2 issues worthy of publication and has already generated a petition for review (from an earlier version of the opinion, which was withdrawn and has now been replaced). According to the court of appeals, an attorney does not perform deficiently… Read more
Click here for SCOWstats update of its 2016 post Women in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which celebrated the steady rise in the number of women arguing cases there. The good news is that the percentage of arguments by women lawyers in the private sector soared during 2016-2017. The bad news is that the percentage of… Read more
State v. Justin A. Braunschweig, 2017AP1261-CR, 2/1/8, District 4 (1-judge opinion, ineligible for publication); petition for review granted 6/11/18, affirmed, 2018 WI 113; case activity (including briefs) Let’s hope expunction has not worn out its welcome at SCOW because this decision could use review and possibly reversal. The State charged Braunschweig (no “er”) with OWI and… Read more
State v. August D. Genz, 2016AP2475-CR, District 3, 1/30/18 (not recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) A jury convicted Genz of (1) possession with intent to deliver amphetamine and (2) conspiracy to deliver THC. The court imposed concurrent, stayed sentences with 1 year of probation. Genz appealed the 2nd conviction, but he completed his… Read more
State v. Morris Rash, 2016AP2494-CR, District 1, 1/30/18 (not recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) Morris Rash was convicted of substantial battery and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a jury trial. When it came time for postconviction proceedings and/or an appeal, it turned out that some photographs used as exhibits… Read more
Who would’ve thunk? This is the subject of a hot new paper on the Social Science Research Network. You can read it here… Read more
This new paper examines data from over 1 million criminal cases in an attempt to answer that question… Read more
