State v. Lee Roy Cain, 2010AP1599-CR, District 4, 8/11/11, affirmed, 2012 WI 68 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication), affirmed, 2012 WI 68; case activity If, during a (non-Alford) guilty plea colloquy, the defendant denies the existence of an element of the charged the offense, the court must refuse to accept the plea: ¶28 However, when… Read more
B. Procedure and colloquy
on certification; for Soto: Shelley Fite, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity; prior post Issues (composed by On Point): Whether a defendant has a non-waivable right to be physically present at a §§ 971.04(1)(g) and 885.60. If the right to physical presence at the plea proceeding can be waived or forfeited, whether a formal colloquy is nonetheless required before… Read more
State v. Yancy D. Freland, 2011 WI App 80 (recommended for publication); for Freland: Michael D. Zell; case activity Conviction for an out-of-state sex offense comparable to a misdemeanor in Wisconsin will be treated as a misdemeanor for sex offender registration purposes, § 301.45(6). ¶12 Wisconsin Stat. § 301.45(1d)(am)1. specifically defines has been “[f]ound to have committed a… Read more
State v. Eliseo Peralta, 2011 WI App 81(recommended for publication); for Peralta: Martin J. Pruhs; case activity Conspiracy, § 939.31 – “Overt Act” The “overt act” element of conspiracy, though it must go “beyond mere planning and agreement,” may be “virtually any act,” even if “insignificant,” ¶¶19-21. Thus, Peralta’s “communication to an undercover police detective… Read more
State v. Robert S. Powless, 2010AP1116-CR, District 3/4, 2/24/11 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Powless: Leonard D. Kachinsky; case activity At an evidentiary hearing on a “Hampton” violation (failure to assure defendant knows the judge isn’t bound by the plea agreement), the State satisfied its burden of proving that Powless in… Read more
State v. Henry Edward Reed, Jr., 2009AP3149-CR, District 1, 1/11/11 court of appeals decision (3-judge, not recommended for publication); for Reed: Basil M. Loeb; case activity; Reed BiC; State Resp. Guilty Plea Colloquy – Plea Questionnaire Reed’s claim that he didn’t understand the significance of read-in offenses is defeated by their coverage in the plea… Read more
State v. Roger D. Godwin, No. 2009AP2999-CR, District 4, 8/5/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); pro se Recusal – Waiver ¶10 Godwin argues that Judge VanDeHey should have recused himself from the case because one of the judge’s colleagues, Judge Curry, and other courthouse staff were Godwin’s victims in the bomb threat case… Read more
State v. Kurt D. Neis, No. 2009AP1287-CR, District IV, 7/15/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Neis: Jacquelyn L. Wolter; BiC; Resp.; Supp. Resp. Guilty Pleas – Collateral Consequence – Federal Gun Ban Although Neis’s guilty plea to disorderly conduct, § 947.01, subjected him to the automatic federal firearm ban given the circuit… Read more
