State ex rel. Fuentes v. Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 225 Wis. 2d 446, 593 N.W.2d 48 (1999) For Fuentes: Robert T. Ruth Issue/Holding: Court of appeals’ “clerical error” (failure to mail appellate counsel a copy of its decision affirming conviction) which led to loss of deadline for filing petition for review in supreme court held remediable… Read more
1998-99 Term
State ex rel. Michael J. Hager v. Marten, 226 Wis.2d 687, 594 N.W.2d 791 (1999), affirming unpublished decision For Hager, Gerhardt F. Getzin, SPD, Wausau Issue/Holding: “(A) question of statutory interpretation may be considered on a writ of habeas corpus only if noncompliance with the statute at issue resulted in the restraint of the petitioner’s… Read more
State v. Dennis J. Kivioja, 225 Wis.2d 271, 592 N.W.2d 220 (1999), on certification For Kivioja: Mark G. Sukowaty. Issue/Holding: Kivioja pleaded guilty after his codefendant, Stehle, implicated him in a string of burglaries. Following his own sentencing and prior to Kivioja’s, Stehle recanted and Kivioja moved to withdraw his pleas. The trial court denied… Read more
State v. Michael Brandt, 226 Wis.2d 610, 594 N.W.2d 759 (1999), affirming State v. Brandt, 220 Wis.2d 121, 582 N.W.2d 433 (Ct. App. 1998) For Brandt: Michael J. Fitzgerald & Dean A. Strang. Holding: ¶24 Where, as here, a circuit court ignores the plea questionnaire in its colloquy concerning the elements of the crimes, the adequacy of… Read more
State v. Darrin D. Burns, 226 Wis.2d 762, 594 N.W.2d 799 (1999), affirming unpublished decision For Burns: Glenn L. Cushing, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶3 We affirm the judgment of conviction in this case, even though the defendant did not expressly and personally articulate a plea of no contest on the record in open court… Read more
State v. Pablo Cruz Santana, 220 Wis. 2d 674, 584 N.W.2d 151 (Ct. App. 1998) For Santana: Steven P. Weiss, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: Judicial disqualification under § 757.19(2)(g), Stats., concerns not an outsider’s objective determination, but rather the judge’s subjective determination. See State v. American TV & Appliance, 151 Wis.2d 175, 182, 443 N.W.2d 662… Read more
State v. Carlos Delgado, 223 Wis.2d 270, 588 N.W.2d 1 (1999), reversing State v. Delgado, 215 Wis.2d 16, 572 N.W.2d 479 (Ct. App. 1997) For Delgado: Joseph E. Schubert Issue/Holding: The supreme court reverses Delgado’s child sexual assault convictions, because a juror’s misleading responses during voir dire indicate her inferred bias against Delgado. During voir dire, the juror… Read more
State v. Delano J. O’Brien, 223 Wis.2d 303, 588 N.W.2d 8 (1999), reconsideration denied, 225 Wis.2d 247, 591 N.W.2d 846 (1999), affirming State v. O’Brien, 214 Wis.2d 327, 572 N.W.2d 870 (Ct. App. 1997) For O’Brien: Martin E. Kohler, John C. Thomure, Jr. Holding: A search warrant was obtained for O’Brien’s residence (a farmstead including a duplex), and during the… Read more
