State v. Joshua Slagoski, 2001 WI App 112, PFR filed 4/27/01 For Slagoski: Christopher William Rose Issue1: Whether the results of a competency examination, which suggested that defendant presented a homicide-suicide risk, amounted to materially inaccurate information used at sentencing. Holding: ¶9 We conclude that it is entirely reasonable that a mental competency examination designed to address… Read more
Published 2001
State v. Shomari L. Robinson, 2001 WI App 127, 629 N.W.2d 810, PFR filed 5/7/01 Robinson: Joseph L. Sommers Issue: Whether the trial court impermissibly limited the defense presentation at sentencing. Holding: ¶19 What remains is for us to consider whether the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion by prohibiting Robinson from presenting his “car evidence” at… Read more
Sentencing – Review — Sentence Exceeding Statutory Maximum — Consecutive Terms of Probation — Remedy
State v. Glenn F. Schwebke, 2001 WI App 99, 242 Wis. 2d 585, 627 N.W.2d 213, affirmed on other grds., 2002 WI 55 For Schwebke: Keith A. Findley, UW Law School Issue/Holding: The remedy for this sentence which exceeded the permissible maximum — multiple counts of probation running consecutive to one another, ¶¶25-30 — is to commute… Read more
State v. Daniel Williams, 2001 WI App 155 For Williams: Adrienne M. Moore, SPD, Racine Trial Issue: Whether the grant of a petition for supervised release (§ 980.08) can be vacated on the basis of a periodic re-examination report (§ 980.07) which is a mere assessment of the same information utilized during the supervised release… Read more
State v. Larry J. Sprosty, 2001 WI App 231, PFR filed For Sprosty: Jack E. Schairer, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue: Whether the trial court erred in refusing to qualify a social worker as an expert in this Ch. 980 supervised release proceeding. Holding: Because the witness had “expertise with respect to treating sex offenders …… Read more
Barbara Melone v. State, 2001 WI App 13, 240 Wis. 2d 451, 623 N.W.2d 179For Melone: Theodore B. Kmiec III Issue: Whether the trial court properly exercised discretion in declining to set aside an order forfeiting bail, where the court indicated that it “always refuses to return [forfeited] bail money no matter what the circumstance,”… Read more
State v. Gabriel L. Ortiz, 2001 WI App 215 For Ortiz: Eileen A. Hirsch, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: “(W)here there is conflict between a trial court’s oral pronouncement and a written judgment, the oral pronouncement controls.” ¶27, citing State v. Perry, 136 Wis. 2d 92, 114, 401 N.W.2d 748 (1987). This rule is applicable even though “the… Read more
State v. William Nielsen, 2001 WI App 192, PFR filed For Nielsen: Waring R. Fincke Issue/Holding: “This court will not find counsel deficient for failing to discover information that was available to the defendant but that defendant failed to share with counsel.” ¶24… Read more
