Criminal Procedure | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com/tag/criminal-procedure/feed/ Wisconsin Legal News & Resources Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://wislawjournal.com/files/2023/07/WLJ_favicon_32x32.png Criminal Procedure | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com/tag/criminal-procedure/feed/ 32 32 Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resourceshttp://wislawjournal.com/files/2016/01/wlj-transparent.pnghttps://wislawjournal.com/tag/criminal-procedure/feed/ Milwaukee facial recognition cases raise concerns https://wislawjournal.com/2026/09/18/milwaukee-facial-recognition-cases-raise-concerns/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:43:00 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=559521 Milwaukee criminal cases involving facial recognition technology raise questions about accuracy, racial bias and disclosure to defendants.

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]]> Greenfield police chief faces termination hearing https://wislawjournal.com/2026/09/18/greenfield-police-chief-faces-termination-hearing/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:24:47 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=559509 Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson faces a public termination hearing over alleged workplace misconduct as separate felony charges remain pending.

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]]> Kenosha County DA gets law license back https://wislawjournal.com/2026/09/15/kenosha-county-da-law-license-suspended/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:39:28 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=559446 Kenosha County DA Xavier Solis’ Wisconsin law license was reinstated less than 24 hours after a suspension for failing to cooperate with an OLR probe.

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]]> Defense seeks to suppress statements in Sheboygan homicide https://wislawjournal.com/2026/09/14/defense-seeks-to-suppress-statements-in-sheboygan-homicide/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:01:07 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=559420 Defense attorneys seek to suppress Luis Cruz Burgos’ statements in a Sheboygan homicide case, alleging police violated his Miranda rights.

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]]> Milwaukee court official charged in drug trafficking case https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/28/milwaukee-court-official-charged-in-drug-trafficking-case-2/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:32:18 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558914 Milwaukee County courts administrator Samotria Matthews faces a drug trafficking charge after police allegedly found cocaine and fentanyl in her home.

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]]> Milwaukee court official charged in drug trafficking case https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/17/milwaukee-court-official-charged-in-drug-trafficking-case/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:13:10 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558655 A Milwaukee County courts official faces a felony charge after police found large amounts of cocaine and fentanyl at a Milwaukee home she owns.

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]]> Portage County man gets 27.5 years after murder retrial https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/17/portage-county-man-gets-27-5-years-after-murder-retrial/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:03:51 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558649 A Portage County judge sentenced Benjamin Smith to 27.5 years in prison after a retrial stemming from a deadly 2021 Plover home invasion.

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]]> Ex-officer testifies in Baby Bill conviction challenge https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/04/558321/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:56:54 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558321 A former Milwaukee police officer testified he shared evidence supporting Darmequaye Cohill's innocence in the Baby Bill murder case despite backlash.

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]]> Delafield restaurant owner charged with sexual assault https://wislawjournal.com/2026/08/04/delafield-restaurant-owner-charged-with-sexual-assault/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:47:09 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558317 A Delafield restaurant owner faces fourth-degree sexual assault charges after two employees accused him of unwanted touching at Belfrē Kitchen.

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]]> Madison man gets 7 years for fentanyl, meth conspiracy https://wislawjournal.com/2026/07/31/madison-man-gets-7-years-for-fentanyl-meth-conspiracy/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:57:01 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=558215 A Madison man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

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