State v. Scott E. Ziegler, 2012 WI 73, on certification; case activity Interfering with Child Custody, § 948.31(2) – Elements Language in State v. Bowden, 2007 WI App 234, ¶18, 306 Wis. 2d 393, 742 N.W.2d 332, that one method of violating § 948.31(2) (interference with child custody) requires the parent’s “initial permission” to take child, is now “withdrawn”: ¶52 Pursuant to the plain… Read more
B. Opinions
State v. Carl Cornelius Gilbert, Jr. / State v. Price T. Hunt, 2012 WI 72, affirming 2011 WI App 61; case activity (Gilbert), case activity (Hunt) ¶2 We are asked to decide whether Wisconsin Statutes chapter 980 (2005-06)[3] requires the dismissal of a pending commitment petition when the individual subject to the petition is re-incarcerated because of the revocation of parole or… Read more
Memorandum Decision on Recusal in: Wisconsin Judicial Commission v. David T. Prosser, Jr., 2012 WI 69 (Justice Crooks); case activity; companion decision: 2012 WI 43 Justice Crooks declines to recuse himself (with respect to the pending misconduct complaint against Justice Prosser) under the Rule of Necessity, namely the possible loss of a quorum (4 justices) and thus… Read more
State v. Lee Roy Cain, 2012 WI 68, affirming unpublished decision; case activity Post-Sentencing Plea-Withdrawal, Generally When a defendant satisfies the burden of showing, by clear and convincing evidence, the existence of a “manifest injustice,” the plea should be withdrawn as a matter of right: ¶26 … State v. Daley sets out the following list of circumstances where manifest… Read more
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel v. City of Milwaukee, 2012 WI 65, on bypass; case activity ¶1 Once again this court is asked to interpret the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-.39 (2009-10).[1] The issue presented is whether an authority[2] may impose a fee on a requester of a public record for the actual, necessary, and direct costs incurred by… Read more
State v. Dimitrius Anagnos, 2012 WI 64, reversing 2011 WI App 118; case activity OWI – Refusal Hearing – Authority to Litigate Constitutionality of Traffic Stop Constitutionality of the traffic stop may be raised as a defense at a refusal hearing, § 343.305(9)(a)5.a. ¶29 In this case, the relevant portion of the statute is found in sub. (9)(a)5.a. That subsection… Read more
State v. Joseph C. Miller, 2012 WI 61, affirming summary order; case activity ¶5 We conclude that under the totality of the circumstances police acted reasonably when they conducted an investigatory stop of the vehicle that Miller was driving based on reasonable suspicion “that criminal activity may be afoot.”[5] We are confident that police had the requisite reasonable… Read more
Wisconsin State v. Tally Ann Rowan, 2012 WI 60, on certification review ; case activity Extended Supervision Conditions – Suspicionless Searches A condition of extended supervision “that allows any law enforcement officer to search [Tally]’s person, vehicle, or residence for firearms, at any time and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion,” was tailored to the particular facts and… Read more
