State v. Terry G. Vollbrecht, 2012 WI App 90 (recommended for publication); case activity § 974.06 Motion – Laches Inapplicable ¶17 n. 14: While we acknowledge the State’s argument that Vollbrecht’s Wis. Stat. § 974.06 motion is barred by laches and its request that we certify the issue to the supreme court, we decline the State’s invitation. The State concedes… Read more
D. Relevance, Ch. 904
State v. Kami L. Jennings, 2011AP2206-CR, District 2, 6/27/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity Evidence, introduced by the State, as to the defendant’s belief in reincarnation was inadmissible: ¶15 While the parties did not brief the issue, we hold that Jennings’ testimony should have been excluded as inadmissible character evidence under Wis… Read more
State v. James E. Emerson, 2011AP1028-CR, District 3, 6/26/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); case activity Counsel – Substitute Given findings made by the lower court after an evidentiary hearing, the court of appeals upholds denial of counsel’s motion to withdraw: counsel was prepared for trial; “(t)his was a dilatory tactic by the defendant,”… Read more
State v. Herbert Ambrose Darden, 2011AP883-CR, District 4, 5/3/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Darden: Angela Conrad Kachelski; case activity Trial counsel correctly construed the holding of State v. Miller, 231 Wis. 2d 447, 460, 605 N.W.2d 567 (Ct. App. 1999): ¶16 This is not the first time that we have been asked to… Read more
State v. Daniel H. Hanson, 2012 WI 4, affirming 2010 WI App 146; for Hanson: Robert R. Henak, Chad Lanning; case activity Fleeing, § 346.04(3) – Elements: “Willful or Wanton Disregard” Fleeing does not require “an evil or malicious state of mind” when disregarding an officer’s signal: ¶22 In Wis. Stat. § 346.04(3), “willful” modifies “disregard.” In that context, “willful” requires… Read more
State v. Anrietta M. Geske, 2012 WI App 15 (recommended for publication); for Geske: Jefren E. Olsen, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Sufficiency of Proof – “Utter Disregard” Element (Reckless Homicide, § 940.02(1)) Evidence held sufficient to support reckless homicide element of utter disregard of human life, where deaths resulted from high-speed automobile collision after… Read more
State v. Brent T. Novy, 2012 WI App 10 (recommended for publication), petition for review granted, 6/13/12; for Novy: Joseph George Easton; case activity Rebuttal – Evidence Excluded from Case-in-Chief for Discovery Violation Expert witness testimony, excluded from the State’s case-in-chief as a sanction failure to identify the witness during discovery, was admissible on rebuttal to attack… Read more
City of Mequon v. Michael R. Wilt, 2011AP931, District 2, 11/9/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Wilt: Walter Arthur Piel, Jr.; case activity Because the trial court in this bench trial did not rely on the breath test result in finding Wilt guilty of OWI, therefore his argument that the PBT result was… Read more
