In October, November and December, COA ordered several cases published which are relevant to our practice: October: State v. J.D.B., 2024 WI App 61 (major case interpreting and applying the many requirements for an involuntary medication order entered in conjunction with pretrial competency proceedings). November: State v. Kayden R. Young, 2024 WI App 65 (clarifying… Read more
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Dane County v. M.A.A., 2024AP1589, 12/27/24, District IV (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court’s order authorizing involuntarily administering medication to M.A.A. in light of evidence that M.A.A. denies he has a mental illness. M.A.A. was committed under Chapter 51 due to a history of schizophrenia spectrum… Read more
State v. D.Y., 2024AP710, 12/26/24, District I (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication); case activity “Daniel” appeals from the circuit court’s order adjudicating him as a juvenile delinquent, on the basis of a second-degree sexual assault of a child offense. (¶1). He contends that the state failed to prove the intent element, specifically, sexual gratification or… Read more
State v. Jeffrey A. Roth, 2024AP737, 12/11/24, District II (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication); case activity Three police officers confronted Roth after receiving a complaint that he was stumbling around and then sitting in a vehicle. The state charged Roth with five counts, including resisting. Before his jury trial, which resulted in two misdemeanor convictions… Read more
State ex rel. Wis. Dep’t of Corrs., Div. of Cmty. Corrs. v. Hayes, 2023AP1140, petition for review of a per curiam court of appeals decision, granted 11/12/24; case activity (including briefs) The Division of Hearings and Appeals decided not to revoke Sellers’s probation. DOC, on writ of certiorari to the circuit court, prevailed, and DHA appealed. On appeal… Read more
State v. Joseph Blankenship, 2024AP791-CR, 11/7/24, District IV (one judge decision; not eligible for publication); case activity The Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court’s order granting Joseph Blankenship’s motion to suppress because police did not have reasonable suspicion to direct him out of his vehicle to perform field sobriety tests. At 11:30 p.m., Muscoda… Read more
The Seventh Circuit has been quiet as of late; accordingly, we tried to consolidate the recap for our readers here: United States of America v. Paul S. Osterman, No. 22-2773: This case originates from Oneida County and therefore may be of interest to readers in that region. After receiving cybertips regarding a user on MeetMe.com who… Read more
State v. Goth, 2024AP519-CR, 10/10/24, District IV (not recommended for publication); case activity Goth challenges his plea to an amended charge of third-degree sexual assault. The parties agree he made a prima facie showing that the circuit court erred at the plea by failing to ascertain his awareness of “the purpose element” of sexual contact… Read more
