There has been a real paucity of relevant cases from the Seventh. We keep saving this article and hoping more could be added, but until things heat up again, we thought we’d share these cases from the last few months that might be relevant to our readers. United States of America v. Charles House, No. 23-1950… Read more
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With a new administration comes changes to our immigration laws. Fortunately, the SPD’s Immigration Practice Coordinators are here to provide you with an updated analysis of the many legal developments relevant to our clients. This guest post was authored by Kate Drury and Melissa Nepomiachi. It’s impossible to pick up the newspaper today and not… Read more
State v. K.R.W., 2024AP1210, 2/19/25, District II (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity Although COA does not address K.R.W.’s broader constitutional argument, it holds that suppression is warranted given the State’s violation of a statute requiring an intake worker to warn a juvenile of his right to counsel and right against self-incrimination before taking… Read more
State v. N.K.B., 2023AP722-CR, petition for review of a published decision of the court of appeals, granted 2/12/25; case activity In yet another involuntary med appeal arising from pretrial competency proceedings, SCOW is asked to clarify whether dangerousness alone is a sufficient basis on which to order involuntary medication. Here, the State has filed a… Read more
State v. J.D.B., 2023AP715-CR, petition for review of a published decision of the court of appeals, granted 2/12/25; case activity In a case that promises to have broad repercussions for how involuntary medication hearings are conducted under § 971.14(5)(am). , SCOW agrees to review a case we termed a “HUGE” defense win. Interestingly, despite the multiple… Read more
State v. Adams, 2023AP218-CR, petition for review of a published decision of the court of appeals, granted 2/12/25; case activity SCOW grants Adams’s petition for review in part and signifies its interest in bringing clarity to an important procedural aspect of reverse waiver hearings. UPDATE: On March 5, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court granted Adams’s request… Read more
Dane County v. A.M.M., 2024AP1670, 2/13/25, District IV (1-judge decision, ineligible for publication); case activity “Amanda” challenges the sufficiency of the evidence pertaining to her medication order. The COA calls this a “close case,” but affirms. Amanda stipulated to a ch. 51 commitment during a voluntary admission to a psychiatric hospital. Prior to her admission… Read more
COA holds that difference between “L meth” and “D meth” does not create a defense to RCS prosecution
State v. Walter L. Johnson, 2024AP79-CR, 2/13/25, District IV (recommended for publication); case activity In a case resolving a hot issue for OWI litigators, COA rejects challenges to an RCS prosecution based on the chemical difference between “L meth”–found in certain nasal decongestant sprays–and “D meth,” which is found in illicit street drugs. Johnson was… Read more
