Thomas Vitrano v. Milwaukee Police Department, 2010AP1987, District 1, 1/11/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); pro se; case activity; Resp. Br. footnote 2: We note with some frustration that neither party included a single citation to the record in their respective briefs in violation of Wis. Stat. Rule 809.19(1)(d). Record cites are… Read more
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State v. Charles A. Bouc, 2010AP180, District 2, 12/22/10 court of appeals decision (3-judge, not recommended for publication); for Bouc: Adam Walsh; case activity; Bouc BiC; State Resp.; Reply Effective Assistance – Plea Advice Counsel did not fall short of normative performance standards, where he weighed with his client the pros and cons of admissibility of… Read more
Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Nikola P. Kostich, 2010 WI 136 Counsel publicly reprimanded for “a clear conflict of interest,” SCR 20:1.9(a): sexual assault victim had consulted counsel about suing his assailant, and counsel later represented assailant in criminal case involving number of victims including the one who had consulted him. The matters were “the… Read more
State v. Dekoria Marks, 2010 WI App 172 (recommended for publication); for Marks: Joel A. Mogren; Marks BiC; State Resp.; Reply Ineffective Assistance – Inconsistent Defenses Counsel’s choice to pursue potentially inconsistent defenses (self-defense; no involvement) was, in light of the “not uncommon practice of lawyers to argue inconsistent theories,” within the wide range of… Read more
State v. Michael E. Ballenger, 2010AP664-CR, District 3, 11/16/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Ballenger: Ryan D. Lister; Ballenger BiC; State’s Resp. Appellate Procedure – Sanction Ballenger’s brief’s appendix does not include any portion of the suppression motion hearing transcript—neither deputy Campbell’s testimony nor the court’s factual findings or reasoning for… Read more
State v. Richard Martin Kubat, 2010AP509-CR, District 3, 9/21/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Kubat: Marc Grant Kurzman; BiC; Resp. Battery – Self-Defense – Sufficiency of Evidence A verbal confrontation between truckers at a truck stop eventuated in Belcher disabling Kubat’s truck and inviting Kubat to get his punk ass out… Read more
State v. Drew E. Bergwin, 2010 WI App 137; for Bergwin: Roberta A. Heckes; BiC; Resp.; Reply Manipulation of Adult Jurisdiction over Juvenile Offense When the State brings a criminal charge against an adult defendant for an offense committed as a juvenile, the State must affirmatively show that the delay in charging wasn’t intended to… Read more
State v. Christopher D. Jones, 2010 WI App 133; for Jones: Amelia L. Bizzaro; for Amicus, Innocence Network: Jerome F. Buting; BiC; Resp.; Reply; Amicus Br. Evidence – Daubert – Bullet Traced to Particular Gun The court rejects “a blanket rule barring as a matter of course all testimony purporting to tie cartridge cases and… Read more
