State v. Gary J. Knapp, 2007 WI App 273 For Knapp: Cory C. Chirafisi Issue/Holding: Dismissal of an appeal as having been directed to a non-final order doesn’t in and of itself bar the court of appeals from deciding to grant leave to appeal, ¶7 n. 2: In its jurisdictional memoranda, the State asks us… Read more
B. Published opinions
State v. Gary J. Knapp, 2007 WI App 273 For Knapp: Cory C. Chirafisi Issue/Holding: The State may not appeal as a matter of right from a successful collateral attack on a prior OWI conviction, reducing the pending charge from OWI-3rd to -2nd; instead, the State’s remedy is to seek leave to appeal a non-final order: ¶2 … Read more
State v. Gary J. Knapp, 2007 WI App 273 For Knapp: Cory C. Chirafisi Issue/Holding: The State may not appeal as a matter of right from a successful collateral attack on a prior OWI conviction, reducing the pending charge from OWI-3rd to -2nd; instead, the State’s remedy is to seek leave to appeal a non-final… Read more
State v. Dwight M. Sanders, 2007 WI App 174, affirmed on different ground, 2008 WI 85 For Sanders: Patrick M. Donnelly, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶32 In both Hughes and Garrett, the police officers actually detected the presence of drugs within the residence before they entered without a warrant. In Hughes, the officers smelled the “unmistakable odor of marijuana coming… Read more
State v. Dale C. Ploeckelman, 2007 WI App 31 For Ploeckelman: Rand Krueger Issue/Holding: ¶17 Wisconsin Stat. § 943.20(1)(d) prohibits a type of fraud, which is addressed by both criminal and civil tort law. See State v. Timblin, 2002 WI App 304, ¶31, 259 Wis. 2d 299, 657 N.W.2d 89. While there are no common law… Read more
State v. Dale C. Ploeckelman, 2007 WI App 31 For Ploeckelman: Rand Krueger Issue/Holding: ¶18 A representation can be acts or conduct. See Stecher v. State, 168 Wis. 183, 186, 169 N.W. 287 (1918). In Kaloti Enters., Inc. v. Kellogg Sales Co., 2005 WI 111, 283 Wis. 2d 555, 699 N.W.2d 205, our supreme court… Read more
State v. David M. Larsen, 2007 WI App 147, PFR filed 5/31/07 For Larsen: Jefren E. Olsen, SPD, Madison Appellate Issue/Holding: ¶18 The parties express some confusion over whether an officer’s subjective motivations are relevant in determining whether his or her actions violate the Fourth Amendment in emergency doctrine matters. Recent cases from our supreme court… Read more
State v. David Richard Turnpaugh, 2007 WI App 222 For Turnpaugh: David P. Geraghty, Michael Sosnay Issue: Given that, as charged, the offense required soliciting “sexual intercourse” (which in turn is defined as “vulvar penetration”), whether the statement “that he was looking for sex and he wanted me to masturbate and that he wanted to… Read more
