Week of June 16, 2008

Supreme Court Cases
  • Attorney Discipline

    Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Washington
    Docket: 2006AP000578 06-20-08
    PER CURIAM. We review a referee's report recommending that Hazel J. Washington's license to practice law in Wisconsin be reinstated. No party has appealed from that report and recommendation. Therefore, the court's review proceeds under SCR 22.33(3).
  • Criminal Law/ Pleas/ Knowingly, Voluntarily, and Intelligently/ Read In Charges/ Admissions/ Plea Colloquy/ Plea Withdrawal/ Sentencing

    State v. Straszkowski
    Docket: 2006AP000064 06-19-08
    SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J. The defendant, David G. Straszkowski, seeks review of an unpublished court of appeals order summarily affirming a judgment and order of the Circuit Court for Clark County, Jon M. Counsell, Judge. Based upon the defendant's plea of guilty, the circuit court convicted the defendant of second-degree sexual assault of a child contrary to Wis. Stat. § 948.02(2) (2003-04). The circuit court denied the defendant's post-sentencing motion to withdraw his guilty plea.
  • Estates/ Probate/ Final Order/ Appellate Procedure/ Timeliness/ Waiver Of Rights/ Stipulations/ Property

    Sanders v. Estate of Sanders
    Docket: 2006AP000424 06-18-08
    N. PATRICK CROOKS, J. Petitioner, Diana G. Sanders (Sanders), seeks review of an unpublished per curiam decision of the court of appeals, which dismissed Sanders' appeal as having been untimely filed. The orders involved were granted in probate proceedings in the Circuit Court for Waupaca County with Judge Philip M. Kirk, presiding. The Respondent is the Estate of David R. Sanders (the Estate), and Ivan Gruetzmacher is the personal representative of the Estate.
  • Judgment/ Damages/ Insurance/ Indemnification/ Offsets/ Duty To Defend/ Summary Judgment/ Advertising/ Copyright & Trademark Infringement/ Causal Connection

    Acuity v. Bagadia
    Docket: 2006AP001153 06-18-08
    Acuity v. Bagadia
    Docket: 2006AP001974 06-18-08
    PATIENCE DRAKE ROGGENSACK, J. A lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (hereinafter "District Court of Oregon") that resulted in a judgment for $958,253.40 entered against two of the respondents, Kishan Bagadia and UNIK Associates (collectively, "UNIK"), and in favor of the two other respondents, Symantec Corporation and Quarterdeck Corporation (collectively, "Symantec"), precipitated the present action filed by UNIK's insurer, Acuity Mutual Insurance Company ("Acuity"), in the Waukesha County Circuit Court. Acuity sought a declaration that its insurance policy with UNIK does not cover the damages entered by the District Court of Oregon for an "advertising injury" Symantec alleges that it incurred as a result of UNIK's infringement of Symantec's copyrights and trademarks. Alternatively, in the event the circuit court ultimately held that Acuity's policy does cover the damages, Acuity sought a declaration that the amount it owes UNIK is set off by the amount Symantec has allegedly recovered from another insurer.
  • Petition For Review Granted; Remanded With Directions/ Correction To Court Of Appeals Opinion/ Issue Preclusion/ Probable Cause/ Unpublished Opinions/ Statutes

    City of Sheboygan v. Nytsch
    Docket: 2005AP002767 06-19-08
    PER CURIAM. Pending before the court is a petition for review filed by Steven Nytsch. We decline to review this matter. However, we deviate from our usual practice of denying the petition for review by written order. Rather, we grant the petition for the sole purpose of remanding the matter to the court of appeals with directions to vacate certain language contained in footnote 6 of the court of appeals' decision.
  • Writ Of Mandamus/ John Doe Hearings/ Judges/ Subpoenas/ Subpoena Power/ Procedure/ Statutes/ Statutory Construction-Interpretation

    Hipp v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County
    Docket: 2007AP000230 06-20-08
    ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J. The Honorable Marshall B. Murray seeks review of a published court of appeals decision granting a writ of mandamus. The writ directed him upon remand to permit the complainant, Adrian Hipp, to have subpoenas issued for those persons he listed as witnesses for a John Doe hearing. The court of appeals concluded that clerks of court may issue subpoenas for John Doe hearings.
Court of Appeals Cases
  • Criminal Law/ Change Of Venue/ Batson/ Jurors/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Evidence/ Right To Confront

    State v. Robinson
    Docket: 2007AP000593 06-18-08
    PER CURIAM. Andrew Robinson appeals from the judgment of conviction entered against him, and the order denying his motion for postconviction relief. He argues that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a change of venue and when it rejected his challenge under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and that he was denied his right to confront a witness against him under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). Because we conclude that the trial court did not err, his trial counsel was not ineffective, and he does not have a right to confront a witness at a preliminary hearing, we affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Colloquy/ Evidence/ Evidence Ruling/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Waiver To Right To Testify/ Constitutional Law-Due Process/ Prosecutorial Conduct

    State v. Muskin
    Docket: 2006AP001636E 06-17-08
  • Criminal Law/ Defenses/ Evidence/ Discovery/ Statutes/ Procedure/ Judicial Authority-Discretion

    State v. McClaren
    Docket: 2007AP002382 06-19-08
    Recommended for Publication
    BRIDGE, J. Jason McClaren is charged with aggravated battery, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless injury. The State has conceded that a factual basis exists for him to raise a claim of perfect self-defense. He appeals the circuit court's pretrial order requiring him to disclose, prior to trial, a summary of the evidence he intends to offer in furtherance of his defense regarding what he believed to be the violent character of the victim. In particular, the order requires disclosure of a summary of all specific instances of the victim's violent conduct of which McClaren is aware and intends to introduce at trial, including witnesses to the conduct and the relevant dates and locations of the conduct. We conclude that under the rule articulated in State v. Miller, 35 Wis. 2d 454, 478, 151 N.W.2d 157 (1967), the circuit court's order exceeds its authority under WIS. STAT. § 971.23(2m) (2005-06) governing pretrial discovery in criminal matters. We also conclude that the court's general authority under WIS. STAT. § 906.11 to exercise control over the mode and order of presenting evidence cannot be read to permit it to require pretrial discovery that it would otherwise not be permitted to require under § 971.23(2m) and the rule in Miller. Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court's order.
  • Criminal Law/ Evidence/ Intent

    State v. Sellers-Bruring
    Docket: 2007AP001061 06-19-08
    PER CURIAM. Cheryl Sellers-Bruring appeals from a judgment convicting her of theft, as a party to a crime, criminal damage to property with a value over $2500, as a party to a crime, and transfer of encumbered property with intent to defraud. She argues that there was insufficient evidence to support two of the convictions. We affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Evidence/ Sentencing/ Judicial Authority-Discretion

    State v. Presberry
    Docket: 2007AP001956 06-17-08
    CURLEY, P.J. Brian A. Presberry appeals the judgment convicting him of five counts of armed robbery, as a party to the crime, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 943.32(1)(b) and (2), and 939.05 (2003-04). He also appeals from the order denying his postconviction motion. He argues that his convictions should be reversed because his attorney was ineffective for failing to conduct an investigation and for failing to subpoena alibi witnesses. He also contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to convict him. Finally, he claims that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion when it sentenced him on each count to two and one-half years of initial confinement, to be followed by four years of extended supervision, to be served consecutively. Because Presberry's attorney was not ineffective, the evidence was sufficient, and the trial court properly exercised its discretion at sentencing, we affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Sentencing/ Judicial Authority-Discretion

    State v. Mitchell
    Docket: 2007AP002121 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. Ricky D. Mitchell appeals from a judgment of conviction and from orders denying his postconviction motion and motion to reconsider. Mitchell contends that his trial attorney was ineffective at sentencing. We disagree and affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Juvenile Law/ Sentencing/ New Factor/ Sentencing Modification/ Statutes/ Adult Prisons

    State v. Dixon
    Docket: 2007AP000086 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. After a trial to the court, Marlin A. Dixon was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide for his involvement in the beating death of Charlie Young, Jr. The circuit court imposed a forty-year prison sentence on Dixon. Dixon was a fourteen-year-old juvenile at the time of the crime, and he was initially incarcerated at the Ethan Allen School, a juvenile facility. When he turned sixteen, the Department of Corrections (DOC) transferred him to an adult institution where he was sexually assaulted by his cellmate. Dixon sought sentence modification, arguing that his premature transfer to an adult institution and subsequent rape constituted a new factor warranting sentence modification. The circuit court rejected Dixon's motion, and Dixon appeals. We reject Dixon's arguments and affirm the judgment of conviction and postconviction order.
  • Criminal Law/ New Trial/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Interest Of Justice/ Evidence

    State v. Seymour
    Docket: 2007AP001166 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. Peter Seymour appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury's verdict, convicting him of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Seymour also appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Seymour seeks a new trial on the basis of ineffective assistance of trial counsel or, alternatively, in the interest of justice. We reject Seymour's arguments and affirm the judgment and order.
  • Criminal Law/ Plea Withdrawal/ Knowingly, Voluntarily, and Intelligently/ Plea Agreement Breach/ Ineffective/ Resentencing/ Judicial Authority-Discretion/ Attorney Sanctions

    State v. Maresh
    Docket: 2007AP000971 06-18-08
    State v. Maresh
    Docket: 2007AP000972 06-18-08
    PER CURIAM. Edward M. Maresh pled guilty to one count each of felony bail jumping and maintaining a drug-trafficking place. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and the order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty pleas based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Maresh also seeks resentencing on grounds the trial court failed to state on the record the basis for the sentence and relied on inaccurate information. Maresh has not shown manifest injustice: his counsel's performance was not prejudicial, his pleas were knowingly and intelligently entered and he has waived direct review of whether the State breached the plea agreement. In addition, the trial court did not erroneously exercise its discretion in sentencing Maresh. We affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Plea Withdrawal/ Sentencing/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Plea Colloquy

    State v. Griffin
    Docket: 2007AP002781 06-17-08
    KESSLER, J. Willie D. Griffin appeals from an order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas after sentencing based on ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Griffin argues that the trial court erroneously denied his motion without granting him a Machner hearing. We affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Pleas/ Knowingly, Voluntarily, and Intelligently/ Sentencing/ Judges/ Presentence Investigation Report (PSI)

    State v. Jones
    Docket: 2007AP000966 06-18-08
    State v. Jones
    Docket: 2007AP000967 06-18-08
    PER CURIAM. Aaron Jones appeals from judgments convicting him of attempted armed robbery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and from an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his plea and for resentencing. He argues that his plea was not knowingly entered and lacked a factual basis because of confusion regarding the date and place of the crime and that he is entitled to resentencing because dismissed counts were used as "read-ins" at sentencing. We affirm that portion of the order denying the motion for plea withdrawal and reverse the judgment of conviction and that part of the order denying resentencing. We remand for resentencing before a different judge.
  • Criminal Law/ Pleas/ Plea Withdrawal/ Knowingly, Voluntarily, and Intelligently/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Constitutional Law

    State v. Jones
    Docket: 2007AP001464 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. Anthony Lamont Jones appeals from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying his second postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty pleas. Jones contends that his pleas were not entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently, and therefore they constitute a manifest injustice. We disagree and affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Pleas/ Plea Withdrawal/ Self-Defense/ Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel/ Procedure/ Appeal Barred

    State v. Carrasquillo
    Docket: 2007AP002526 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. Omar Carrasquillo, a/k/a Ernesto Rivera, appeals pro se from an order denying his postconviction motion brought pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2005-06). The circuit court denied the motion as conclusory and unsupported. We affirm, but on the alternative ground that the claim is procedurally barred.
  • Criminal Law/ Pleas/ Sentencing/ Sentencing Modification/ Judicial Authority-Discretion

    State v. Doll
    Docket: 2007AP002215 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. Sharod Antwon Doll appeals from a judgment entered after he pled guilty to one count of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine (one gram or less), contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 961.16(2)(b)1. and 961.41(1)(cm)1g. (2005-06).(1) He also appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion seeking sentence modification and an order denying his motion seeking reconsideration of the denial of his sentence modification motion. Because the trial court did not erroneously exercise its sentencing discretion, we affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Procedure/ Severance/ Judicial Authority-Discretion/ Evidence/ Evidence Ruling/ Speedy Trial/ New Trial

    State v. Welch
    Docket: 2007AP001688 06-17-08
    WEDEMEYER, J. Cory Mendrell Welch appeals from judgments and an order following two trials in which a jury found him guilty on all four counts in the first trial and eight of the twelve counts in the second trial. Welch claims in this appeal that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion when it: (1) granted the State's motion to sever the sixteen-charged counts into two separate trials; and (2) allowed other-acts evidence to be admitted at both trials. Because the trial court did not erroneously exercise its discretion in rendering the severance or evidentiary rulings, we affirm.
  • Criminal Law/ Sentencing/ Repeat Offender/ Enhanced Penalty/ Constitutional Law

    State v. Ezell
    Docket: 2007AP002232 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. Nancy Ezell appeals, pro se, from an order denying her postconviction motion to cure allegedly excessive sentences. See WIS. STAT. § 973.13 (2005-06). The circuit court concluded that Ezell was not entitled to relief, and we affirm.
  • Damages/ Liability/ Evidence

    Naqellari v. Cook-Jiles
    Docket: 2007AP002029 06-17-08
    KESSLER, J. Jolanda Naqellari appeals from a judgment wherein she was awarded $220.55 less than she requested for repair of her vehicle following an accident in which the circuit court found the driver of the other vehicle involved one hundred percent liable for the damage. We affirm.
  • Damages/ Punitive Damages/ Judicial Authority-Discretion

    S.D. v. Eisold
    Docket: 2008AP000108 06-17-08
    PER CURIAM. S.D. appeals a circuit court's award of punitive damages against Jacob Eisold. S.D. contends the court erred when concluding it could not consider Eisold's future earning capacity when awarding punitive damages. We agree and reverse the portion of the judgment awarding punitive damages and remand for the court to reconsider the issue in light of this decision.
  • Defamation/ Public Figure/ Evidence/ Malice/ Summary Judgment/ Destruction Of Evidence/ Sanctions

    Biskupic v. Cicero
    Docket: 2007AP002314 06-17-08
    Recommended for Publication
    PETERSON, J. Vincent Biskupic is a former Outagamie County District Attorney and an unsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General. He claims he was defamed by a newspaper article published by the Shawano Leader in August 2004. The article incorrectly stated Biskupic had been involved in bribery and graft.
  • Estates/ Contracts/ Property/ Deeds

    Luedtke v. Stern
    Docket: 2007AP001457 06-19-08
    PER CURIAM. Ruby Luedtke appeals orders resolving a dispute over the estate of her son, Kurt Luedtke, who died intestate. The issue is whether Kurt's interest in a farm, received by deed from Ruby just before Kurt's death, belongs to the estate, or reverts to Ruby. We affirm the trial court's determination that the disputed property belongs to the estate.
  • Family Law/ Divorce/ Property Division/ Valuation/ Marital Estate

    Freitag v. Freitag
    Docket: 2007AP001275 06-18-08
    PER CURIAM. Mark Freitag challenges the property division in the judgment divorcing him from Evelyn Freitag. He also appeals from an order denying reconsideration. Mark argues that the circuit court erroneously valued the marital home, failed to restore his inherited property to him, erroneously awarded Evelyn's pension to her as her separate property, and erroneously included Evelyn's student loan debt as marital debt. Because the circuit court properly exercised its discretion in dividing the parties' property and debts, we affirm the judgment and the order.
  • Mootness/ Contracts/ Damages/ Regulations

    P.R.N. Associates v. State
    Docket: 2007AP000476 06-18-08
    Recommended for Publication
    ANDERSON, P.J. PRN Associates LLC and PGN Associates LLC (hereinafter collectively, Prism) appeal from an order dismissing a petition for review filed pursuant to WIS. STAT. §§ 227.52-53 (2005-06) and an order denying reconsideration of that dismissal. We agree with the circuit court that Prism's claims are moot and, therefore, affirm the orders.
  • Negligence/ Employment Law/ Worker's Compensation/ Out Of State Employment/ Statutes/ Liability

    Estate v. Torres v. Empire Fire and Marine
    Docket: 2007AP001519 06-18-08
    Recommended for Publication
    BROWN, C.J. This case arises from an automobile accident in Oconomowoc in which Richard Torres was killed. Torres lived and worked in Texas and had traveled to Wisconsin, along with a coworker, for a seminar related to his job. At the time of the accident, the coworker was driving the car and Torres was the passenger. Torres' estate, his minor daughter, and his mother sued the coworker and his insurers for negligence, but the trial court dismissed the claims on the grounds that Wisconsin's Worker's Compensation Act provides Torres' exclusive remedy for his coworker's negligence in the accident. On appeal, Plaintiffs renew their argument that the accident does not fall under worker's compensation because neither Torres nor his employer was subject to the Wisconsin Act. We conclude, as the circuit court did, that where an out-of-state employer sends an out-of-state employee to Wisconsin and the employee is injured or killed in Wisconsin in the course of employment, Wisconsin's Act is applicable. Therefore Torres' co-employee has no liability for Torres' death and his insurers were properly dismissed from the case. See WIS. STAT. § 102.03(2) (2005-06). This conclusion moots the rest of the issues in the case; we therefore affirm.
  • OWI/ Evidence/ Evidence Ruling/ Probable Cause/ Statutes/ Preclusion/ Administrative Hearing

    City of Sheboygan v. Nytsch
    Docket: 2005AP002767E 06-20-08
  • OWI/ Evidence/ Traffic Stops/ Reasonable Suspicion/ Tips/ Evidence Ruling

    State v. Lohman
    Docket: 2008AP000257 06-17-08
    CURLEY, P.J. Gary M. Lohman appeals the judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (second offense), contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 346.63(1)(a) and 346.65(2) (2005-06). He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained by the police after the police stopped his car as a result of a citizen 9-1-1 call. Because the 9-1-1 call from a citizen who identified himself and told the police he thought Lohman was drunk gave the police reasonable suspicion to stop Lohman, the trial court properly denied the motion to suppress. Consequently, this court affirms the judgment of conviction.
  • OWI/ Refusal/ Implied Consent Statute/ Constitutional Law/ Separation Of Powers/ Waiver Of Issue

    City of Mequon v. Ruden
    Docket: 2007AP001361 06-18-08
    SNYDER, J. Jacob Jeffrey Van Ruden appeals from an order finding his refusal to submit to a chemical test requested pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 343.305 unreasonable. Van Ruden contends that the trial court erred when it concluded that the arresting officer had complied with the implied consent law. On appeal, Van Ruden argues that the Department of Transportation violated the separation of powers doctrine by amending the Informing the Accused form to include language not authorized by § 343.305(4). Because Van Ruden did not make a separation of powers argument before the circuit court, that argument is waived. Further, we disagree that the arresting officer failed to comply with the informed consent law and we affirm the order of the circuit court.
  • OWI/ Traffic Stops/ Reasonable Suspicion/ Evidence

    State v. Ritchey
    Docket: 2008AP000556 06-18-08
    BROWN, C.J. Christopher M. Ritchey appeals his conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated--3rd offense. The police officer's discovery of this offense arose out of an initial stop for driving without headlights on. Ritchey claimed at his motion to dismiss/motion to suppress hearing, and again by his postconviction motion, that he had his headlights on and so there was no reasonable suspicion to stop him. But the judge who presided over the pretrial motion, Judge James Carlson, found the police officer more credible. And that is what this appeal is about: a credibility determination. We will not reverse a credibility determination of the trial court unless it is clearly erroneous, and that is not the case here. We affirm.
  • Police/ Cities/ Employment Law/ Writ Of Mandamus/ Constitutional Law-Due Process/ Statutes

    Milwaukee Police Assoc. v. City of Milwaukee
    Docket: 2007AP002433 06-17-08
    FINE, J. The Milwaukee Police Association and Philip Sliwinski appeal the judgment quashing their petition for a writ of mandamus that sought an order reinstating Sliwinski to his position as a City of Milwaukee police officer. We reverse because Sliwinski is entitled to his pay and benefits under WIS. STAT. § 62.50(18), but not, as we explain below, reinstatement.
  • Property/ Adverse Possession/ Summary Judgment/ Evidence

    Camacho v. Trimble Irrevocable Trust
    Docket: 2007AP001472 06-18-08
    Recommended for Publication
    ANDERSON, P.J. The Trimble Irrevocable Trust (c/o Gene Trimble) appeals from an order granting summary judgment to Thomas and Josephine Camacho, holding that they gained title to a small strip of land through adverse possession. We reject Trimble's procedural and substantive challenges and affirm.
  • Property/ Contracts/ Right Of First Refusal

    The Nature Conservancy v. Altnau
    Docket: 2007AP001752 06-18-08
    Recommended for Publication
    BROWN, J. This appeal concerns a real property agreement entered into in 1967. This agreement gave a right of first refusal on one property to owners of adjoining properties and stated that this right belonged to these property owners and their "heirs, successors and assigns." The key issue in this case is whether this right of first refusal could be transferred to just anybody or whether it could only be transferred along with one of the adjoining properties. The appellant, Robert L. Altnau, claims that he holds the right of first refusal, having received it by "assignment" from one of the owners of the adjoining properties. He asserts that the word "assigns" in the 1967 agreement therefore includes him. But the circuit court held, and we agree, that the law is as follows: in the absence of clear language stating otherwise, the right runs with the land, unless it would be more useful to the original grantee than to one who later owned the land. Contrary to Altnau's argument, the use of the word "assigns" in the agreement does not constitute such a clear statement; and he has given no reason to think that the right is more valuable to him than to the owners of the adjoining property. We therefore affirm the trial court and hold that the right of first refusal runs with the land.
  • Property/ Zoning/ Ordinances/ Variances

    Doubek v. Town of Rome
    Docket: 2007AP002513 06-19-08
    PER CURIAM. The appellants, landowners in the Town of Rome, appeal from a judgment of the circuit court declaring invalid the nonconforming use permits they received from the Town's Zoning Board of Appeals. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we reverse.
  • Small Claims/ Damages/ Contracts

    Pacocha v. J and K Aligning, Inc.
    Docket: 2007AP002932 06-18-08
    NEUBAUER, J. J&K Aligning, Inc., d/b/a Summerfield Aligning Service, appeals from a WIS. STAT. ch. 799 small claims judgment in favor of Jennifer Pacocha in the amount of $207.90. The judgment resulted from a dispute between the parties as to the amount owed by Pacocha to Summerfield for vehicle repairs. Summerfield argues that the trial court erred in ordering it to reimburse Pacocha for amounts paid for vehicle repairs. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
  • Statutes/ Statutory Construction-Interpretation/ Regulations/ Regulations Construction-Interpretation/ Traffic Control Devices/ Bicycles/ Constitutional Law-Due Process

    Dane County v. O'Malley
    Docket: 2008AP000059 06-19-08
    HIGGINBOTHAM, P.J. Lavonne R. O'Malley appeals pro se a judgment against her for failure to stop at a stop sign as a bicyclist, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.46(1) (2005-06). We affirm.

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