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Postconviction, judge disqualification, IAC

July 13, 2013 By lilly

POSTCONVICTION: Judge disqualification, no evidentiary hearing, ineffective assistance, probation arrest claims legally insufficient, not amenable to plain error review… Haynes affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeanne Walker, Mardell Ployhar

Plea withdrawal, negligent vehicular assault

July 6, 2013 By lilly

PLEA WITHDRAWAL properly denied where negligent vehicular assault Defendant claimed lawyer should have interviewed more witnesses as to timing of marijuana use and called marijuana [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Christopher Morris, Mardell Ployhar, Penelope Strong

Sex offender registration, sex offender conditions

June 29, 2013 By lilly

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION: Sex offender conditions properly imposed for failure to register… Neill affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Kory Larsen, Mardell Ployhar, Sara Rosario

Ineffective assistance at IAC hearing

May 18, 2013 By lilly

INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE: Claim of ineffective assistance at ineffective assistance hearing properly rejected… Krueger affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Joseph Howard, Mardell Ployhar

Aggravated assault, wife’s recantation, jeopardy

April 20, 2013 By lilly

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT/BURGLARY/ENDANGERMENT: Sufficient evidence of aggravated assault in domestic dispute, elements not improperly combined to accumulate proof, jury properly considered wife’s recanted testimony in light of corroborated prior statements… sufficient evidence that Defendant [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Allison Howard, Brian Gallik, Mardell Ployhar, Sheryl McCloud, Travis Ahner

Drugs, hashish, entrapment, MMA

March 23, 2013 By lilly

DRUGS: “Hashish” facts sufficient to state a crime… claim of entrapment by agent with fake ID properly rejected… MMA affirmative defenses by Defendant with only caregiver registration properly rejected… McKeon affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Mardell Ployhar, Mary Zemyan

PFMA, short-notice jury assembly, charging errors

February 16, 2013 By lilly

PFMA: Substantial compliance with jury selection law in short-notice assembly… charging document errors de minimis… disorderly conduct not lesser-included of PFMA… conviction affirmed… Knisely affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Kimberly Hamm, Mardell Ployhar, Michael Anderson

Youth, deadlocked jury instruction, charging error

February 16, 2013 By lilly

YOUTH: Instructing deadlocked jury on purposes of YCA prejudicial error, requires reversal of animal cruelty… erroneous statutory citation in charging documents does not [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Katie Jerstad, Mardell Ployhar, Melissa Broch, Nancy Schwartz

Speedy trial, implicit findings per Prosecution

December 22, 2012 By lilly

SPEEDY TRIAL claim denial supported by implicit findings as stated in Prosecutor’s argument over claim of failure to analyze Ariegwe factors… unlawful restraint conviction affirmed… Todd affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Christopher Morris, David Carter, Lisa Korchinski, Mardell Ployhar

Ineffective assistance, uncooperative Defendant

December 8, 2012 By lilly

INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE claim by uncooperative Defendant sentenced in excess of statutory minimum for incest with stepdaughter rejected… McKittrick affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jacob Johnson, Kory Larsen, Mardell Ployhar

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