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Police had basis to conduct FSTs and ask for PBT
Village of Grafton v. Elizabeth A. Wesela, 2020AP1416, District 2, 4/7/21 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) Wesela concedes police had reaonsable suspicion to make the initial stop of the car she was driving, but complains, fruitlessly, that the officer didn’t have reasonable suspicion to extend the stop to conduct field sobriety […]
- a. Field Sobriety Testing
- 2. Traffic stops
- C. Unpublished Opinions
- G. Reasonable suspicion
- 35. Search & Seizure
- 46. WI Court of Appeals
April 7, 2021
Circuit court properly exercised discretion in terminating parental rights
State v. V.S., 2021AP136, District 1, 4/6/21 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The record shows the circuit court considered all of the § 48.426(3) factors relevant to determining the best interests of the child and properly applied them to the facts in deciding whether to terminate V.S.’s parental rights to D.D.S.
Cop can testify as human trafficking expert
State v. Markell Hogan, 2019AP2350-CR, District 2, 3/24/21 (recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) A police officer who has experience investigating human trafficking cases and who has training from various prosecutorial and law enforcement conferences about the methods traffickers use may testify as an expert under §907.02 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., […]
SCOTUS may clarify standard for AEDPA habeas review of state-court harmlessness determination
Brown v. Davenport, No. 20-826, cert. granted 4/5/21; Scotusblog page Question presented: May a federal habeas court grant relief based solely on its conclusion that the Brecht test is satisfied, as the Sixth Circuit held, or must the court also find that the state court’s Chapman application was unreasonable under § 2254(d)(1), as the Second, […]
April 5, 2021
March 2021 publication list
On March 31, 2021, the court of appeals ordered the publication of the following criminal law related opinions:
April 4, 2021
SCOW to review ShotSpotter-related investigative stops
State v. Avant Rondell Nimmer, 2020AP878-CR, petition for review granted 3/24/21; case activity (including links to briefs and PFR) Issue presented (composed by On Point): Did police responding to a ShotSpotter alert of shots fired have reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk Nimmer based on his proximity to the address in the alert so close […]
Court of Appeals asks SCOW to review meaning of “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” under concealed carry license law
Daniel Doubek v. Joshua Kaul, 2020AP704, 3/31/21, District 2; case activity (including briefs) Issue: Are Evans v. DOJ, 2014 WI App 31, 353 Wis. 2d 289, 844 N.W.2d 403, and Leonard v. State, 2015 WI App 57, 364 Wis. 2d 491, 868 N.W.2d 186, “good law” in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision […]
Court applied incorrect burden of proof in denying return of property motion
Village of Greendale v. Matthew R. Derzay, 2019AP2294, District 1, 3/30/31 (not recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) The burden of proof for a petitioner under § 968.20 is preponderance of the evidence, but the circuit court applied the clear and convincing standard and demanded Derzay provide certain kinds of proof to meet that […]
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