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Aggravated burglary, climbing atop sleeping woman

June 3, 2023 By lilly

AGGRAVATED BURGLARY: Conviction for entering house and climbing atop sleeping woman affirmed over speedy trial and instruction challenges… sentence based on incorrect information… Whelan affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Bjorn Boyer, Chad Wright

Child porn, multiple convictions/images, 1 computer

January 9, 2021 By lilly

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Multiple convictions permissible for possession of multiple images discovered on the same computer on same day… 3 counts are not included within offense charged in Count 1, 4 separate convictions affirmed… Newman affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Chad Wright, Mark Fowler

Ineffective assistance, no objection to past conduct

April 27, 2019 By lilly

INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE: Failure to object to evidence of past criminal conduct by homicide Defendant more amenable to postconviction… Newman affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Haley Jackson, Michael Clague, Micheal Wellenstein

Speedy trial, 375 days, robbery

July 8, 2017 By lilly

SPEEDY TRIAL claim properly rejected based on 375 days of delay with 14 to robbery Defendant and the rest as institutional to the State… claim that attorney was ineffective for waiving speedy trial hearing more amenable to postconviction…. Newman affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Moses Okeyo, Ryan Aikin

Justice conflict, brother of deputy CA

August 29, 2015 By lilly

JUSTICE CONFLICT: Justice Shea initially joined the Opinion in State v. Maloney which affirmed Judge Krueger’s rejection of Patrick Maloney’s speedy trial claims. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Carolynn Fagan

Speedy trial/speedy sentencing

August 1, 2015 By lilly

SPEEDY TRIAL/SPEEDY SENTENCING claims properly denied, although analysis was rendered incorrect by Betterman… Krueger affirmed (other grounds). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Carolynn Fagan, Mardell Ployhar

TOP dismissal, appealability

December 8, 2012 By lilly

TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION dissolution by Dayton not appealable until other pending issues including parenting plan are resolved… appeal fees denied. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Ann Shea, Tracey Morin

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