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
B. Published opinions
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
State v. Daniel J. Rejholec, 2021 WI App 45; case activity (including briefs) Police arrested Rejholec on suspicion of sexual assault of a minor. After receiving the Miranda admonitions, Rejholec agreed to speak with a detective. The interrogation was recorded on video. That video reveals the detective’s aggressive deployment of the so-called Reid technique: a… Read more
State v. M.D.M., 2021 WI App 42; case activity In 2014, the State filed petitions charging M.D.M., a juvenile, with multiple counts of delinquency. He was found incompetent but likely to regain, so the court suspended these cases. In 2016, the State filed a new petition charging M.D.M. with 1 count of delinquency. This time… Read more
State v. Chrystul D. Kizer, 2021 WI App 46, state’s petition for review granted 9/14/21, affirmed, 2022 WI 58; case activity (including briefs) The court of appeals gives the affirmative defense in § 939.46(1m) for victims of human trafficking and child sex trafficking its ordinary, common-sense meaning, and rejects the crabbed reading given the statute… Read more
On May 26, 2021, the court of appeals ordered the publication of the following criminal law related opinions: State v. Blong Simba Vang, 2021 WI App 28 (search of car of non-student in school parking lot was reasonable) State v. Kimberly Dale Crone, 2021 WI App 29 (cops may extend traffic stops to ask drivers… Read more
