On September 29, 2021, the court of appeals ordered the publication of the following criminal-law related decision: State v. Joel R. Davis, 2021 WI App 65 (police unlawfully prolonged traffic stop to research motorist’s bond conditions)… Read more
B. Published opinions
State v. Nicholas Reed Adell, 2021 WI App 72; case activity (including briefs) Reversing a circuit court order suppressing evidence, the court of appeals holds the totality of the circumstances gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that Adell was driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) and that police could extend the traffic stop to… Read more
On August 25, 2021, the court of appeals ordered publication of the following criminal law related decisions: State v. Oscar C. Thomas, 2021 WI App 55 (rejecting challenges to conviction based on Confrontation Clause violation, corroboration of confession issue, and biased juror claim). State v. Avery B. Thomas, 2021 WI App 59 (defendant entitled to… Read more
State v. Joel R. Davis, 2021 WI App 65; case activity (including briefs) A police officer stopped Davis’s car in the early evening. He initially said it was because Davis lacked a passenger-side mirror. But it turns out that’s not illegal. Wis. Stat. § 347.40. So the next day–and despite having failed to mention it… Read more
State v. Oscar C. Thomas, 2021 WI App 55; Review granted 1/11/22; affirmed 2/21/23; case activity (including briefs) This is the appeal from Thomas’s second conviction at trial for the false imprisonment, sexual assault and murder of his wife. (The first conviction was ultimately undone by the Seventh Circuit, which held that his counsel had… Read more
State v. Avery B. Thomas, Jr., 2021 WI App 59; case activity (including briefs) Thomas was arrested for and charged with criminal conduct while he was on federal supervision. He was held on cash bail till after his plea, when his bail was modified to a signature bond. He remained in custody, though, because the… Read more
On July 28, 2021, the court of appeals ordered publication of the following criminal law related decisions: State v. M.D.M., 2021 WI App 42 (establishing the procedure for resuming delinquency cases that were suspended because the juvenile was found incompetent to proceed) State v. Daniel J. Rejholec, 2021 WI App 45 (interrogating officer violated Miranda… Read more
On June 30, 2021, the court of appeals ordered the publication of the following criminal law related decision: State v. Alijouwon T. Watkins, 2021 WI App 37 (events that happen after trial can’t be basis for newly-discovered evidence claim)… Read more
