United States v. James Alvin Castleman, USSC No. 12-1371, 3/26/14, reversing and remanding United States v. Castleman, 695 F.3d 582 (6th Cir. 2012); case activity As noted in our analysis of SCOTUS’s decision to grant certiorari, the issue in this case is: Whether [Castleman’s] Tennessee conviction for misdemeanor domestic assault by intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to… Read more
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State v. Morris L. Harris, 2009AP2833-CR, District 1, 10/13/10 court of appeals decision (3-judge, not recommended for publication); for Harris: Gary Grass; BiC; Resp.; Reply Lesser-Included Instruction – Battery Harris not entitled to instruction on simple battery as lesser included of substantial battery; the medical evidence established without contradiction that the victim suffered a fractured rib, therefore no… 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State v. Richard Martin Kubat, 2010AP509-CR, District 3, 9/21/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Kubat: Marc Grant Kurzman; BiC; Resp.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. James D. Miller, 2009 WI App 111, PFR filed 8/3/09 Pro se Issue/Holding: ¶52 We conclude as a matter of law that shooting a person in the thigh at a range of sixteen feet with a shotgun is practically certain to cause at least a protracted loss or impairment of the function of the… Read more
State v. Mahlik D. Ellington, 2005 WI App 243 For Ellington: Andrea Taylor Cornwall Issue/Holding: The following instruction is sufficient: “Great bodily harm means serious bodily injury. You, the jury, are to alone to determine whether the bodily injury in your judgment is serious.” (La Barge v. State, 74 Wis. 2d 327, 333, 246 N.W.2d 794, 797… Read more
State v. Russell L. Dibble, 2002 WI App 219, PFR filed 8/14/02 For Dibble: Steven P. Weiss, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: First-degree recklessly endangering safety, § 941.30(1), is not a lesser included offense of aggravated battery, § 940.19(5), under the “elements-only” test. Aggravated battery requires intent (to cause great bodily harm); endangering safety requires recklessness (while showing utter disregard for human life)… Read more
State v. Russell L. Dibble, 2002 WI App 219, PFR filed 8/14/02 For Dibble: Steven P. Weiss, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: First-degree recklessly endangering safety, § 941.30(1), is not a lesser included offense of aggravated battery, § 940.19(5), under the “elements-only” test. Aggravated battery requires intent (to cause great bodily harm); endangering safety requires recklessness (while showing utter disregard for… Read more
State v. Charles Dante Higgs, 230 Wis.2d 1, 601 N.W.2d 653 (Ct. App. 1999) For Higgs: Joseph E. Redding Issue: Whether splashing the victim’s face with urine satisfies the battery element of bodily harm. Holding: The mere fact that urine struck the victim’s face isn’t enough to establish bodily harm, but the victim’s testimony that he felt… Read more
