State v. Jimmie Davison, 2002 WI App 109, overruled on other grounds, 2003 WI 89, ¶111 For Davison: Keith A. Findley, UW Law School Issue/Holding: A guilty plea doesn’t waive a facially valid multiplicity claim. ¶13… Read more
4. Specific issues
State v. David W. Oakley, 2001 WI 103, 629 N.W.2d 308, reconsideration denied, 2001 WI 123, affirming unpublished decision of court of appeals For Oakley: Timothy T. Kay Issue: Whether a claim of plea bargain error was waived by a subsequent renegotiation of the plea bargain and entry of no contest plea on that new agreement… Read more
State v. William Koller, 2001 WI App 253, PFR filed For Koller: Peter M. Koneazny, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate Issue: Whether multiplicity claims were waived due to lack of objection until after trial. Holding: Although it isn’t necessary to raise a multiplicity challenge before trial, waiver attaches if “also omitted prior to the time the case… Read more
State v. Michael Johnson, 2001 WI App 105 For Johnson: David R. Karpe Issue: Whether defendant’s partially successful trial strategy of defending against two counts of possession of intent to deliver of claiming personal use on one count and denial of any knowledge of the substance in the second count judicially estopped him from arguing on… Read more
State v. James G. Langenbach, 2001 WI App 222 For Langenbach: Patrick M. Donnelly, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether the state may call a defendant to testify, as an adverse witness, at Phase II of an NGI trial, following Phase I guilty plea. Holding: A guilty plea doesn’t necessarily result in loss of fifth amendment… Read more
State v. John D. Williams, 2001 WI App 7, 241 Wis. 2d 1, 624 N.W.2d 164, affirmed without discussing this issue, 2002 WI 1 For Williams: John A. Pray Issue: Whether the defendant properly preserved objection to a prosecutorial breach of plea bargain. Holding: ¶13: (T)he trial court recognized it as an objection and initially… Read more
State v. Dale H. Davidson, 2000 WI 91, 236 Wis. 2d 537, 613 N.W.2d 606, reversing State v. Davidson, 222 Wis. 2d 233, 589 N.W.2d 038 For Davidson: Jerome F. Buting & Pamela Moorshead Issue: Whether objection to the prosecutor’s closing argument was waived by failing to move for mistrial. Holding: Although Davidson objected to… Read more
State v. Lucian Agnello, 226 Wis.2d 164, 593 N.W.2d 427 (1999), reversing unpublished decision For Agnello: Jerome F. Buting & Pamela Moorshead, Buting & Williams Issue/Holding: On a motion to suppress statement, counsel’s bare relevancy objection to an inquiry into the statement’s truthfulness is held sufficient to preserve a Rogers v. Richmond/Jackson v. Denno objection… Read more