State v. Joshua P. O’Keefe, 2010AP2898-CR, District 4, 10/13/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for O’Keefe: Steven D. Grunder, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity ¶7 O’Keefe contends that the circuit court erred in admitting the testimony of Bannach and Wanta in which they read to the jury the “Diagnosis” portion of the medical… Read more
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State v. Daniel R. Doyle, 2010AP2466-CR, District 4, 9/22/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Doyle: John C. Orth; case activity Transport of drunk driving suspect 3-4 miles to local police station for purpose of administering field sobriety tests didn’t covert Terry stop into arrest, given that extreme, adverse weather conditions rendered… Read more
State v. Dennis D. Lemoine, 2010AP2597-CR, District 4, 9/15/11 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Lemoine: Donna L. Hintze, Katie R. York, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity; supreme court review granted, 1/25/12 ¶18 We agree with the trial court that the balance of the defendant’s personal characteristics against the tactics used by the… Read more
State v. James T. Kettner, 2011 WI App 142 (recommended for publication); for Kettner: Andrew R. Hinkel, Jefren E. Olsen, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Hearing-Impaired Juror – Inability to Hear Certain Testimony A juror’s inability to hear most of alleged victim S.K.’s answers in a videotaped interview didn’t violate Kettner’s rights to impartial jury… Read more
Rock County HSD v. Jennifer B., 2011AP1524, District 4, 9/8/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Jennifer B.: Gina Frances Bosben; case activity Evidence of the child’s diagnoses (ADHD; PTSD) was relevant to the main issue in contention, and was not unduly prejudicial, hence was admissible in the grounds phase of the TPR… Read more
State v. Courtney C. Beamon, 2011 WI App 131 (recommended for publication); for Beamon: Donna L. Hintze, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity; petition for review granted, 4/25/12 Fleeing, § 346.04(3) – Elements ¶4 …. In State v. Sterzinger, 2002 WI App 171, ¶9, 256 Wis. 2d 925, 649 N.W.2d 677, this court separated the language… Read more
State v. Richard K. Numrich, 2010AP1544-CR, District 2, 8/3/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Numrich: Chad A. Lanning; case activity Instances of prosecutorial misconduct (objecting in the jury’s presence to a line of questioning that implied the existence of inadmissible evidence; stating in closing argument that it is defense counsel’s “job… Read more
State v. Daniel E. Krueger, 2011AP571-CR, District 3, 8/2/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Krueger: Ana Lyn Babcock; case activity Prosecutorial failure to disclose a police report containing his statements that “were incriminating and any reasonable prosecutor would have planned on using them at trial” violated Krueger’s right to discovery, ¶23, citing State… Read more
