State v. Kenneth B. Bonner, 2010AP1414-CR, District 1, 12/28/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Bonner: Dennis P. Coffey; case activity; Bonner BiC; State Resp. Counsel – Waiver The trial court’s waiver colloquy omitted two required components: assurance that the defendant made a deliberate choice to proceed without counsel, and was aware… Read more
A. Right to counsel
State v. Rashaad A. Imani, 2010 WI 66, reversing 2009 WI App 98;habeas relief granted 6/22/16; for Imani: Basil M. Loeb; BiC; Resp.; Reply ¶3 We conclude that the circuit court properly denied Imani’s motion to represent himself. First, we determine that Imani did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive the right to counsel. The circuit… Read more
court of appeals decision; for Carter: Melinda A. Swartz, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate; Resp. Br.; Reply Br. Ex Parte Judicial Questioning, Pretrial Proceeding Pretrial judicial questioning of a witness at return of a bench warrant worked deprivation of the defendant’s rights to counsel and presence at trial when the witness was subsequently impeached with statements she… Read more
State v. Todd E. Peterson, 2008 WI App 140 For Peterson: Ralph Sczygelski Issue/Holding: A defendant has a 6th amendment-based right to retained postconviction counsel of choice: ¶9 The State correctly counters that Miller and Gonzalez-Lopez involved the right to counsel of choice at trial. Here, Peterson was postconviction, at a Machner proceeding. …¶10 Martinez… Read more
State ex rel. Jarrad T. Panama v. Hepp, 2008 WI App 146 For Panama: Philip J. Brehm Issue/Holding: Panama’s collateral attack on a sentence previously affirmed by no-merit appeal may be canalized into a “Knight” habeas petition, at least where the challenge is based on a potential defect apparent in the record. The court continues… Read more
State v. Alvernest Floyd Kennedy, 2008 WI App 186 Pro se Issue/Holding: ¶10 There are two avenues by which an indigent criminal defendant will be afforded counsel at no expense. The first is through the legislatively created Office of the State Public Defender. The legislature created Wis. Stat. ch. 977 of the Wisconsin Statutes establishing the… Read more
State v. Donald W. Thexton, 2007 WI App 11, PFR filed 1/02/07 For Thexton: Kirk B. Obear Issue/Holding: The agent’s use of a prior PSI during the interview of defendant for the current case did not trigger any additional right to counsel: ¶10 Thexton further argues that his right to counsel was violated because he was unable to consult… Read more
State v. Dwight Glen Jones, 2007 WI App 248 For Jones: Ellen Henak, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶13 Although an indigent defendant does not have the right to pick his or her trial lawyer, Mulkovich v. State, 73 Wis. 2d 464, 474, 243 N.W.2d 198, 203–204 (1976) (“This court has frequently said that, except in… Read more
