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COA reverses circuit court’s denial of state’s motion to revoke diversion agreement
State v. Jonathon Wayne Allen Beenken, 2024AP419-CR, 1/24/25, District IV (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) COA holds that the clear and unambiguous terms of Beenken’s diversion agreement required the circuit court to grant the state’s motion to revoke the agreement.
- A. Plea agreements
- C. Unpublished Opinions
- 4. Deferred prosecution agreements
- 21. Guilty pleas
- 46. WI Court of Appeals
January 31, 2025
In potentially consequential 51 appeal, COA suggests DJW errors can be cured during postconviction proceedings
Waupaca County v. A.L.H., 2024AP1526, 1/30/25, District IV (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication); case activity While many litigators may have believed the issue of a remedy for a D.J.W. violation had been clarified by SCOW, COA holds that recent precedent does not preclude a circuit court from making the required findings during postconviction proceedings.
COA rejects pro se challenges to OWI 1st and refusal convictions
City of Rhinelander v. Zachary Tyler LaFave-LaCrosse, 2020AP1120 & 1121, 1/7/25, District III (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity LaCrosse appeals pro se from the circuit court judgments, entered after a bench trial, convicting him of first-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and refusing to submit to a chemical test for intoxication. […]
- Refusal Hearing
- 1. Appeals
- B. Chs. 343-346: Traffic offense
- FSTs
- 2. Elements
- C. Unpublished Opinions
- 3. Evidence
- 4. Procedure
- 9. Crimes
- K. Standards of Review
- 26. Sufficiency of evidence
- 46. WI Court of Appeals
January 28, 2025
D4 issues another speedy trial decision recommended for publication, holds that COVID-related delays should not weigh against the state
State v. Cordero D. Coleman, 2023AP2414-CR, 12/27/24, District IV (recommended for publication), case activity COA holds that a 32-month delay in trying Coleman did not violate his constitutional right to a speedy trial where the COVID-19 pandemic was the primary cause of the delay. In doing so, COA identifies a new category of reasons for […]
SCOTUS issues per curiam order clarifying that erroneous admission of prejudicial evidence can violate due process
Andrew v. White, USSC No. 23-6573 (per curiam), 1/21/25, vacating Andrew v. White, 62 F.4th 1299 (10th Cir. 2023); Scotusblog page (with links to briefs and commentary) In a rare defense win (of sorts) on federal habeas in the US Supreme Court, SCOTUS clarifies that its decision in Payne v. Tennessee “clearly established” the rule that when […]
Defense wins (in part) when COA reverses involuntary medication order, but affirms extending commitment under Ch. 51.
Price County v. C.N.S., 2024AP853, District III, 1/22/25 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity Appellant CNS wins a battle but loses the war as the COA affirms the circuit court’s order extending her commitment under Ch. 51, but reverses order authorizing involuntary medication. The Court clarified that a circuit court meets D.J.W.’s requirement to […]
- Defense wins!
- A. Ch. 51, Mental health
- 2. Recommitment
- 3. Civil Commitments
- C. Unpublished Opinions
- 4. Involuntary meds
- e. Dangerousness
- 46. WI Court of Appeals
- Uncategorized
January 24, 2025
SCOW issues two opinions clarifying aspects of appellate procedure
In a set of non-criminal opinions, SCOW issues new guidance on the commonly-invoked rule that COA is not at liberty to disagree with its own precedents and also takes another run at clarifying when a final order is truly “final” for the purposes of appeal.
Defense Win! COA remands for new CHIPS trial
State v. T.D.V., 2024AP2057-FT, 1/22/25, District II (ineligible for publication); case activity The State fails to adequately respond to T.D.V.’s argument that his substitution request was improperly denied, so COA remands the matter for a new trial.
- 1. Appeals
- C. Briefs/Appendices
- C. Unpublished Opinions
- C. CHIPS proceedings
- 4. Argument
- e. Failure to respond/reply
- 26. Juvenile proceedings
- 46. WI Court of Appeals
January 23, 2025
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