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COA affirms juvenile’s placement at Copper Lake School, rejecting argument that placement was improper until State builds facilities contemplated when Lincoln Hills was closed.


State v. A.A.A., 2024AP2001, 3/12/25, District II (ineligible for publication); case activity COA affirmed the circuit court’s dispositional order placing juvenile in the Serious Juvenile Offender program at Copper Lake School, a Type I juvenile correctional facility for girls.  The Court rejected juvenile’s claim that such a placement was not permissible until the State builds […]

March 14, 2025


Seventh Circuit cases for February


February brought a handful of cases potentially relevant to our practice:


SCOW accepts review in two cases focusing on the Fourth Amendment in context of internet surveillance targeting alleged child pornography


State v. Gasper, 2023AP2319, petition for review of a published decision of the court of appeals, granted 3/13/25; case activity State v. Rauch Sharak., 2024AP469-CR, accepting review of a certification, granted 3/13/25; case activity


SCOW accepts review in juvenile appeal seeking suppression of statements given to school resource officer


State v. K.R.C., 2023AP2102, petition for review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, granted 3/13/25; case activity In a case that could prove consequential for the rights of juveniles in schools policed by “school resource officers,” SCOW accepts review of a case taking direct aim at the court of appeals’ reading of […]


COA rejects challenges to possession of child porn based on erroneous jury instruction and state’s closing argument


State v. Catherine E. Edwards, 2023AP1042-CR, 3/6/25, District IV (not recommended for publication); case activity Edwards’s appeal focuses on the definition of “lewd exhibition of intimate parts” and the state’s closing arguments as to child pornography. COA rejects Edwards’s arguments on appeal and affirms her convictions for possession of child pornography.

March 13, 2025


COA holds that 911 call created “emergency” justifying warrantless entry into home


State v. Ryan D. Wilkie, 2022AP730-CR, 3/11/25, District III (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication); case activity COA rejects Wilkie’s interesting constitutional arguments regarding the authority of law enforcement to enter his home without a warrant and affirms his conviction for obstructing an officer.

March 12, 2025


7th Circuit denies habeas relief to Wisconsin prisoner by holding it cannot consider new evidence supporting petitioner’s claim


Breion S. Woodson v. Bradley Mlodzik, No. 22-3153, 2/28/25 Although Woodson has new evidence seeming to suggest he was sentenced on the basis of inaccurate information, the complex procedural rules of habeas litigation require affirmance.

March 11, 2025


COA finds police had reasonable suspicion to extend traffic stop to conduct field sobriety tests; reverses suppression order.


State of Wisconsin v. Alex Mark Hagen, 2024AP1180, 3/6/25 District IV (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity COA reversed the circuit court’s order suppressing evidence of field sobriety tests and their fruits, finding that police had reasonable suspicion to extend a traffic stop to investigate the defendant for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

March 7, 2025


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