State v. Michael E. Mings, 2011AP2467-CR, District 2, 3/28/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Mings: Daniel P. Fay, Erin Fay; case activity ¶12 Hallmark testified that he has completed many traffic stops in his three years as a police officer and that “most innocent public, motoring traffic, don’t usually pass … at… Read more
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State v. Christopher J. Anderson, 2009AP3053-CR, District 1, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); pro se; case activity; prior history: 2008AP504-CR Anderson’s prior appeal established that “the trial court erred when it denied his request for an in camera review of [police] personnel files because he had both a constitutional and statutory right to… Read more
State v. Dawn M. Fletcher, 2011AP1356-CR, District 3, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Fletcher: Earl J. Luaders, III; case activity The court upholds search of a car following a drug dog alert which occurred while an officer was still processing a warning ticket for a conceded traffic violation: ¶7 On appeal, Fletcher… Read more
State v. Corrine J., 2011AP1916 / State v. Dalvin C., Sr., 2011AP1882, District 1, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Corrine J.: Melinda A. Swartz, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate; for Dalvin C.: Jeffrey W. Jensen; case activity Trial counsel’s failure to object to the guardian ad litem’s closing argument wasn’t prejudicial, given… Read more
State v. Daniel M. Buesgens, No. 2011AP2241-CR, District 3, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Buesgens: Eric John Nelson; case activity Buesgens, told he was “absolutely free to go” after a concededly proper traffic stop, wasn’t then “reseized” when the officer asked questions related to whether he had been drinking. ¶15 Similar to Williams… Read more
State v. Laura M., 2011AP2828, District 1, 3/27/12 court of appeals decision(1-judge, not for publication); for Laura M.: Russell D. Bohach; case activity The trial court properly exercised discretion in finding Laura M. in default when she failed to appear for trial on TPR grounds. A father of one of her children, Padrein K., called counsel to report… Read more
Question Presented (from Cert Petition): Whether the Florida Supreme Court has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with the established Fourth Amendment precedent of this Court by holding that an alert by a well-trained narcotics detection dog certified to detect illegal contraband is insufficient to establish probable cause for the search… Read more
State v. Scott P. Wojcik, 2011AP2568-CR, District 2, 3/21/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Wojcik: Christopher Lee Wiesmueller; case activity 90-day jail sentence for OWI-2nd (minimum 0f 5 days, maximum of 6 months) upheld as proper exercise of discretion. Trial court considered as aggravators recentness of prior OWI conviction (2008) and his seeming level… Read more