State ex rel. Ardonis Greer v. Wayne J. Widenhoeft, 2014 WI 19, affirming a published court of appeals decision; case activity; Majority opinion: Justice Ziegler; Dissent: Justice Bradley and C.J. Abrahamson The DOC assured Greer his probation was over and issued a discharge certificate to that effect. In truth, his probation term hadn’t yet expired… Read more
43. Writs (Non-Habeas)
Sawyer County v. Maurice J. Corbin, 2013AP650; 1/22/14; District 3 (one-judge opinion ineligible for publication); case activity This is an odd little case with some interesting potential. In 2004, Corbine was arrested for OWI and refused to submit to a chemical blood test under implied consent law. Supposedly Corbine received a “notice of intent to… Read more
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, 2012 WI App 120(recommended for publication); case activity A court doesn’t possess inherent authority to impose on counsel a sanction (here, monetary) for pre-litigation advice, that is, conduct occurring before the court’s jurisdiction was invoked: ¶3 We conclude that the record, particularly the trial court’s own… Read more
Ardonis Greer v. David H. Schwarz, 2012 WI App 122, petition for review granted 6/12/13, affirmed, 2014 WI 19; case activity DOC Discharge Certificate (Probation, § 973.09(5)) – Wrongly Issued, Prior to Expiration of Term of Probation As a function of “administrative error,” the department of corrections issued Greer a discharge certificate before his term of probation had… Read more
Chintan V. Patel v. State of Wisconsin, 2012 WI App 117 (recommended for publication); case activity ¶12 In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the trial court erred in denying Patel’s writ of coram nobis. The writ of coram nobis is a discretionary writ of “very limited scope” that is “addressed to the trial court.” Jessen v. State, 95… Read more
Madison Metropolitan School District v. Circuit Court for Dane County, 2011 WI 72, affirming summary order; case activity Juvenile Delinquency Disposition – Expelled Student A juvenile delinquency court lacks authority to order a school district to provide educational services to a delinquent whom the district has expelled. ¶5 We conclude: … (2) A circuit court does not… Read more
Darnell Jackson v. Buchler, 2010 WI 135, affirming unpublished court of appeals decision; for Jackson: Michael Halfenger, et al.; Jackson BiC; Buchler Resp.; Reply; Jackson Br. after remand; Buchler Br. after remand Certiorari Review – Prison Discipline Evidence before disciplinary committee, in the form of statements of two confidential informants, adequately established (“more likely than not”) that Jackson participated in… Read more
State v. Andrew M. Obriecht, 2010AP1469, District 4, 10/28/10 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); pro se Following earlier unsuccessful challenges to his plea-based conviction via direct appeal and habeas, Obriecht utilizes coram nobis as an attack mechanism. He argues that his plea wasn’t knowing, and that requiring a plea as a precondition to… Read more