A. Review Grants

Review of unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (from the state’s Petition for Review) Whether the court of appeals went beyond the boundaries of an appellate court when it reversed the trial court’s decision based on a sua sponte argument–and subsequent appellate factual determinations–that was never presented to the trial court. Purtell was… Read more

Review of published court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (composed by On Point) Was Nellessen entitled to an in camera review under Wis. Stat.§ 905.10(3)(b) to determine whether an informant may be able to give testimony necessary to a fair determination of the issue of guilt or innocence, when the defendant claims she was unaware there… Read more

Review of unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (composed by On Point) Was Vogt seized for purposes of the Fourth Amendment when a police officer pulled up behind Vogt’s parked car, approached the car, rapped on the driver’s window, and directed Vogt to roll the window down? Petitions for review aren’t available on… Read more

Review of published court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (composed by On Point) Does Wis. Stat. § 972.11(2)(b)1. bar evidence of prior consensual sexual activity between a defendant and complainant in a case involving alleged forcible criminal conduct because the consensual conduct is not relevant to a material fact in the case? Petitions for review are… Read more

Review of unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (from the Petition for Review) Should this Court accept review to examine when law enforcement can electronically track a cell phone in order to locate the phone’s user? More specifically, should this Court review a) whether obtaining a cell phone’s location constitutes a “search” within… Read more

Review of published court of appeals decision; case activity Issues (composed by On Point): If the Department of Corrections erroneously issues a probationer a discharge certificate under 973.o9(5) before the probationary term expired, but later discovers the error and proceeds to revoke the probationer, did the Department lose jurisdiction over the probationer? If the Department… Read more

Review of unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity Issue (composed by On Point) Does a circuit court have discretion to dismiss a refusal proceeding after the prosecution of the underlying OWI charge results in an acquittal? This case is of obvious interest to OWI practitioners, even if its facts are unusual and, thus, not… Read more