State v. Rex E. Wollenberg, 2004 WI App 20, PFR filed 1/8/04 For Wollenberg: Susan E. Alesia, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶12. Second, assuming this was a DPA, Wollenberg claims the judgment is void because the agreement was never in writing. Wollenberg, however, invited the error he alleges, and we normally will not review invited… Read more
D. Waiver of issues/arguments
State v. Gregg A. Pfaff, 2004 WI App 31 For Pfaff: Rex Anderegg Issue/Holding: Failure to request order barring on prosecutor’s conferring with particular witness during break in testimony waived right to challenge such consultation, notwithstanding similar order with respect to different witness, and general sequestration order. ¶¶38-41… Read more
State v. Brian W. Sprang:, 2004 WI App 121 For Sprang: Jefren E. Olsen, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶13 Before addressing Sprang’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, we must first address whether there was, in fact, a material and substantial breach of the plea agreement. State v. Naydihor, 2004 WI 43, ¶9, ___ Wis… Read more
State v. Edward Leon Jackson, 2004 WI App 190, PFR filed 10/15/04 For Jackson: Meredith J. Ross, LAIP, UW Law School Issue/Holding: ¶4 The State, relying on State v. Kohler, 2001 WI App 253, 248 Wis. 2d 259, 635 N.W.2d 838, argues that because Jackson did not raise a multiplicity challenge at trial, he has… Read more
State v. Thomas H. Bush (II), 2004 WI App 193, reversed in part, 2005 WI 103 For Bush: Robert G. LeBell Issue: Whether Bush, on appeal from denial of petition for release from SVP commitment, § 980.09(2), is procedurally barred from challenging the constitutionality of his underlying commitment because he could have raised such challenge… Read more
State v. Sylvester Sigarroa, 2004 WI App 16 For Sigarroa: John Pray, UW Law School Issue/Holding: ¶28. We do not end our discussion here. Instead, we are compelled to admonish the increasing pattern of witness and/or attorney violation of in limine orders. On several occasions, we have spent judicial time and resources to make a… Read more
State v. Rick L. Edwards, 2003 WI App 221, PFR filed 10/24/03 For Edwards: Margaret A. Maroney, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶8. As a threshold matter, we reject Edwards’ challenge to the trial court’s order staying Edwards’ conditional jail time because the order was issued ex parte and without notice. We hold that Edwards failed… Read more
State v. Shon D. Brown, 2003 WI App 34, PFR filed 2/3/03 For Brown: Robert T. Ruth Issue/Holding: Where defendant was charged with theft and operating without consent relating to property and a vehicle that he had permission to take but failed to deliver to the agreed out-of-state destination, his proffer that he drove to… Read more