State v. Shirley E., 2006 WI 129, affirming 2006 WI App 55 Issue: “(W)hether a circuit court may deny a parent in a termination of parental rights proceeding the statutory right to counsel when the parent has appeared in the proceeding but failed to personally attend a hearing in contravention of a court order and… Read more
2006-07 Term
State v. Shirley E., 2006 WI 129, affirming 2006 WI App 55 ¶57 The State also argues that Shirley E., a parent over 18 years of age, has waived her right to counsel by not appearing personally. We can quickly dismiss this argument. Wisconsin Stat. § 48.23(2) explicitly requires that any waiver of counsel must be… Read more
State v. Shirley E., 2006 WI 129, affirming 2006 WI App 55 Issue/Holding: ¶13 n. 3: The circuit court did not order a default under Wis. Stat. § 806.02(5). Shirley E. had “appeared” at the hearing by her attorney. Evelyn C.R. v. Tykila S., 2001 WI 110, ¶17, 246 Wis. 2d 1, 629 N.W.2d 768.The circuit court found… Read more
State v. Michael J. Parent, 2006 WI 132, on certification For Parent: William E. Schmaal, SPD, Madison Appellate Amicus: Meredith J. Ross & William E. Rosales Issue/Holding: (Procedure generally described, State v. Christopher G. Tillman, 2005 WI App 71, ¶17, quoted with approval, ¶¶18-23; see also ¶¶35-41, taking note of Wilkinson v. Cowan, 231 F.3d… Read more
State v. Michael J. Parent, 2006 WI 132, on certification For Parent: William E. Schmaal, SPD, Madison AppellateAmicus: Meredith J. Ross & William E. Rosales Issue/Holding: ¶49 We conclude that the attorney general comes under the purview of Wis. Stat. § 972.15(4) and (4m) (2005-06) because, in criminal appeals, the attorney general is often the State’s successor to… Read more
State v. Shirley E., 2006 WI 129, affirming 2006 WI App 55 For Shirley E.: Andrea Taylor Cornwall, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶63 Depriving a parent of the statutory right to counsel in a termination of parental rights proceeding deprives the parent of a basic protection without which, according to our legislature, a termination of… Read more
State v. John C. Brown, 2006 WI 131, affirming 2006 WI App 44 For Brown: Randall E. Paulson, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate Amicus: Robert R. Henak and Amelia L. Bizzaro; Walter J. Dickey & David E. Schultz Issue/Holding: ¶22 We conclude that a reconfinement decision, like an initial sentencing decision, involves the circuit court’s discretion, and we review the… Read more
State v. Raymond Lord, Jr., 2006 WI 122, reversing unpublished opinion For Lord: George A. Tauscheck Issue: Whether the police may stop an automobile solely because it displays a temporary license plate. Holding: ¶4 … Law enforcement officers cannot stop an automobile to determine whether it is properly registered unless the officers have reasonable suspicion or probable cause… Read more
