2. Common law

State v. Scott H. Wenger, 2017AP2305, 6/14/18, District 4 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) Wenger got arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting at Art in the Park in Stevens point. The circuit court dismissed the DC but found him guilty, after a bench trial, of resisting. He claims insufficient evidence as… Read more

State v. Vernon D. Hershberger, 2014 WI App 86; case activity As a general rule, a person may not collaterally attack a prior judicial order or judgment in a proceeding brought to enforce that order or judgment, e.g., State v. Campbell, 2006 WI 99, ¶¶51-55, 294 Wis. 2d 100, 718 N.W.2d 649. The court of appeals holds… Read more

State v. Tammy S. Camden, 2012AP1451, District 4, 5/23/13; court of appeals decision (1-judge; ineligible for publication); case activity The circuit court concluded a driver’s speeding was legally justified after accepting her testimony that she exceeded the speed limit in order to get away from a vehicle following in close proximity and copying her every… Read more

State v. Jermaine Kennard Young, 2010AP2959-CR, District 1, 3/6/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Young: Robert N. Meyeroff; case activity Reasonable suspicion existed to justify investigative stop of Young, based on a tip from confidential informant that someone matching Young’s description would be at a specified time and place to sell… Read more

State v. Tushar S. Achha, 2009AP1977-CR, District 2, 1/26/11 court of appeals decision (3-judge, not for publication); pro se; case activity; State Resp. Ineffective Assistance Claim – Necessity of Motion Failure to preserve a challenge to trial counsel’s performance via postconviction motion waives the issue on appeal, ¶19. Entrapment – Child Sex Crime with Computer… Read more

State v. John W. Campbell, 2006 WI 99, on certification For Campbell: Charles B. Vetzner, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶42      Where a valid order or judgment is a necessary condition for one of the elements of a crime, a collateral attack upon the order or judgment can negate an element of the crime if the order… Read more

State ex rel Marvin Coleman v. McCaughtry, 2006 WI 49, reversing and remandingsummary order of court of appeals For Coleman: Brian Kinstler Issue/Holding: ¶28      Prihoda, Sawyer, Lohr and Schafer all employ a three-element test where the first element is unreasonable delay in bringing the claim and the other two elements apply to the party asserting laches: lack of knowledge (that the claim… Read more