court of appeals decision; for Brereton: Matthew S. Pinix; case activity; prior post Search & Seizure – GPS Device – Warrant Issues (Composed by On Point): Whether the police illegally seized Brereton’s car, so as to taint a subsequently issued warrant for installation of a GPS tracking device on it; or, whether tracking was unreasonable under U.S. v. Jones, __ U.S… Read more
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court of appeals certification; for Taylor: Shelley Fite, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity; prior post Issue (from Certification): Whether understating the potential penalty during a plea colloquy can properly be deemed harmless error, and if so, where in the analytical framework of Bangert such a determination should be made. The guilty plea court misinformed Taylor that the maximum… Read more
on review of published opinion; for Avery: Keith A. Findley, Tricia J. Bushnell; case activity; prior post Newly Discovered Evidence / Interest of Justice – New Forensic Method Issues (composed by On Point): 1. Whether new scientific photogrammetric analyses by expert witnesses, indicating that the suspect in video surveillance was shorter than Avery, entitles him to a new… Read more
on review of unpublished opinion; for Lemoine: Donna L. Hintze, Katie R. York, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Involuntary Statement – Coercion Issue (composed by On Point): Whether Lemoine’s in-custody statement was involuntary given the following police tactics: promising that in exchange for the “true story” he would not go to jail that night; telling him that… Read more
