State v. Robert Edwin Burkhardt, 2009AP2174-CR, District 1/4, 12/6/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); case activity Search & Seizure – Consent Consent to search isn’t vitiated by nonpretextual threat to obtain a search warrant: ¶16 … (I)t is well established that, “[t]hreatening to obtain a search warrant does not vitiate consent if ‘the… Read more
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court of appeals certification request; certification granted 2/25/13; case activity (Seaton); case activity (Pinno) Issue Presented (from Certification): Is the failure to object to the closure of a public trial to be analyzed upon appellate review under the “forfeiture standard” or the “waiver standard”? As suggested, in each of these consolidated cases the trial judge barred the… Read more
Robert Dietrich v. Smith, 7th Cir No. 12-1672, 12/4/12 seventh circuit decision, on habeas review, affirming 2011C117 (E.D. Wis 2/23/12); prior history: State v. Dietrich, Wis. App. 2008AP1697-CR After the trial court denied his request for an in camera inspection of the sexual assault victim’s mental health records, State v. Green, 2002 WI 68, ¶34, 253 Wis. 2d… Read more
State v. Dennis C. Strong, Jr., 2012AP1204-CR, District 3, 11/30/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity The trial court undertook an appropriate colloquy with Strong before allowing him to waive counsel and represent himself, leading to guilty pleas. The court thus rejects his claim that his pleas were premised on a… Read more
State v. Travis J. Guttu, 2012AP129-CR, District 3/4, 11/28/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); case activity After entering guilty pleas to multiple counts, Guttu unsuccessfully sought presentencing plea-withdrawal. After sentencing, he sought to withdraw the pleas on different grounds, more particularly: counsel was ineffective for failing to assert Guttu’s lack of knowledge… Read more
State v. Shawn David Schulpius, 2012 WI App 134; court of appeals decision (recommended for publication); case activity SVP Discharge Hearing – Showing Required, § 980.09(2) Before granting discharge hearing on a ch. 980 petition, the circuit court must satisfy itself that the petition answers two concerns: First, under § 980.09(1) “paper-review” determination, the petition alleges sufficient facts… Read more
court of appeals publication orders, 11/29/12 On Point posts: 2012 WI App 119 State v. Marlee F. Devries 2012 WI App 120 Godfrey & Kahn, SC v. Circ. Ct. for Milw. Co. 2012 WI App 121 State v. Robert W. Schmitt 2012 WI App 122 Ardonis Greer v. Schwarz 2012 WI App 126 State v. Ronald W. Lichty 2012 WI App 129… Read more
State v. Darryl J. Badzinski, 2011AP2905-CR, District 1, 11/27/12; court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication), petition for review granted 4/18/13; reversed, 2014 WI 6; case activity Complaint – Adequate Notice (Child Sexual Assault) – Waived Objection Badzinski waived his objection to the complaint – counsel conceded, at a motion to dismiss because of vagueness, that the… Read more