Polk County v. Norman S., 2012AP2801, District 3, 5/29/13; court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity. Given the court of appeals’s highly deferential standard of review for jury verdicts, it doesn’t throw them out very often. In this case, it did. A jury found by clear and convincing evidence that Norman… Read more
26. Juvenile proceedings
City of Appleton v. Kylie M. Johnson, 2012AP1922, District 3, 2/12/13; court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity Jurisdiction of court – defects in truancy citation Defects in an habitual truancy citation did not prevent court from obtaining personal jurisdiction over Johnson before it entered default judgment. She did not appear at… Read more
Review of unpublished summary disposition; case activity Issues (composed by SCOW): (1) Does Wisconsin recognize the “mature minor doctrine,” a common law rule providing that a minor may consent or refuse to cosent to medical treatment upon a showing of maturity, intelligence and sufficient understanding of the medical condition and treatment alternatives? (2) Does Wisconsin… Read more
State v. Dylan T.W., 2012AP1761-FT, District 2, 12/12/12 court of appeals decision (1 judge; ineligible for publication); case activity Evidence held sufficient to support delinquency adjudication for felony battery where juvenile pushed a whiteboard into a teacher and then injured the same teacher by forcefully opening a door in the teacher’s path. Arguments the juvenile… Read more
State v. Tyler H., 2012AP914, District 3, 11/6/12, court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity Evidence held sufficient to support delinquency adjudication, where juvenile called mother “a fucking whore” after she struck him during a family “squabble” in their home. ¶9 We conclude Tyler’s conduct was of the type that tends to cause… Read more
State v. Darold M., 2012AP1020, District 1, 10/10/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity Juvenile was not entitled to evidentiary hearing on his plea-withdrawal motion, which was premised on an unchecked box on the plea questionnaire signifying whether he understood the charges. ¶2 We conclude that Darold has not met his burden of showing that plea withdrawal… Read more
State v. Noah L., 2012AP348, District 2, 8/29/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, ineligible for publication); case activity After finding the proof sufficient to support a delinquency allegation, the trial court nonetheless declined to enter adjudication of delinquency, pending a report and recommendation from the Department of Human Services. The report was prepared, which included… Read more
State v. Tyler T., 2012 WI 52, affirming unpublished decision; for Tyler T.: Susan E. Alesia, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity While the practice of allowing ex parte prosecutorial input at the final staffing of a juvenile waiver investigation can’t be recommended, it is nonetheless not impermissible as a matter of law. ¶4 We conclude that the circuit court did… Read more