State v. James D. Hills, 2012AP1901-CR, District 4, 4/11/13; court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); case activity Hills sent letters and made at least one phone call to an assistant city attorney (ACA) who, he believed, had wrongfully prosecuted him under the city’s disorderly conduct ordinance. In those communications he berated the ACA (calling… Read more
F. Ch. 943: Against property
State v. Matthew R. Steffes, 2012 WI App 47 (recommended for publication), petition for review granted, 10/16/12; for Steffes: Jeffrey W. Jensen; case activity Conspiracy to Commit Theft by Fraud, §§ 939.31, 943.20(1)(d) – Sufficiency of Evidence Evidence held sufficient to sustain Steffes’ conviction for conspiracy to commit theft by fraud, based on his participation in… Read more
State v. Cedric O Clacks, 2011AP338-CR, District 4, 12/22/11 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Clacks: Jefren E. Olsen, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Evidence held sufficient to prove contested, fourth element of identity theft (intentional representation user of personal identification document of another authorized to use it), § 943.201(2)(a) as party to the crime… Read more
State v. Juan I. C., 2010AP3114, District 4, 7/21/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Juan I.C.: Susan E. Alesia, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Credibility determination made by trial judge supported delinquency adjudication for theft of iPod that Juan borrowed but failed to return. ¶11 On the disputed issue of whether Juan… Read more
State v. Anthony M. Smith, 2009AP2867-CR, District 1/4, 3/3/11 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Smith: Rodney Cubbie, Syovata K. Edari; case activity Trial court’s limitations on cross-examination with respect to State witness’s “prior mental condition” or use of medications (prescribed for his Bipolar Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder) upheld as proper exercise… Read more
State v. Kenneth B. Bonner, 2010AP1414-CR, District 1, 12/28/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Bonner: Dennis P. Coffey; case activity; Bonner BiC; State Resp. Counsel – Waiver The trial court’s waiver colloquy omitted two required components: assurance that the defendant made a deliberate choice to proceed without counsel, and was aware… Read more
State v. Lea B. Kolner, 2010AP1233-CR, District 3, 11/2/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Kolner: R. Michael Waterman; BiC; Resp.; Reply Curative Instruction Any impropriety in the prosecutor’s opening statement (alleged comment on right to silence) was presumptively cured by the trial court’s instruction to disregard the entire opening statement. ¶11 … Read more
court of appeals decision; for Pittman: Kathleen M. Quinn; BiC; Resp. Br.; Reply Br. Armed Robbery, § 943.32 – Dangerous Weapon Although Rittman neither in fact possessed a dangerous weapon, his cautioning that no one would get hurt if the teller gave him money coupled with putting his hand in his pocket sufficed to prove… Read more
