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  • Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 27-April 2

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    The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 20 opinions in 2023 — five more than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below:  State v. Hoyle, where the court reversed the appellate court’s reversal of the defendant’s conviction on two counts of…

  • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 19 opinions from March 27-April 2

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    The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued 14 opinions from March 27-April 2. The Texas Supreme Court issued five opinions from March 27-April 2. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of April 2, the court of criminal appeals issued 89 opinions in 2023 — 20 more than this point a year…

  • New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2

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    The New Mexico Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 10 opinions in 2023 — two more than this point a year ago. The opinion is below:  State v. Lopez, where the court held “that the tolling provision of Rule 7-506.1(D) applies to cases that are…

  • New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2

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    The New Jersey Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 16 opinions in 2023 — one fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below:  New Jersey v. Higgs, where the court remanded for a new trial in a case where the defendant was…

  • Florida Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2

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    The Florida Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 22 opinions in 2023 — 17 fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below:  In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.453, where the court adopted Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.453:…

  • Colorado Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 27-April 2

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    The Colorado Supreme Court issued two opinions from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 14 opinions in 2023 — two fewer than this point a year ago. The two opinions are below:  Colorado v. Madrid, the court remanded a first-degree murder and child abuse case for a new trial after determining…

  • Iowa Supreme Court issues four opinions from March 27-April 2

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    The Iowa Supreme Court issued four opinions from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, the court issued 30 opinions in 2023 — seven fewer than this point a year ago. Three of four opinions are below:  State v. Burns, where the court affirmed the appellant’s conviction of first-degree murder. Feeback v. Swift Pork Co.,…

  • What to expect in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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    Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly are running in the nonpartisan general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 4, 2023. The elections are officially nonpartisan, but justices and candidates are often considered to be liberal or conservative. The current court is considered to have a 4-3 conservative majority. With Justice Patience Roggensack — a member…

  • New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from March 20-26

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    The New York Court of Appeals issued four opinions from March 20-26. As of March 26, the court issued 17 opinions in 2023 — eight fewer than this point a year ago. Three of four opinions are below: People v. Ba, where the court remitted a case to the appellate court to review whether the defendant’s…

  • Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 20-26

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    The Florida Supreme Court issued two opinions from March 20-26. As of March 26, the court issued 21 opinions in 2023 — 16 fewer than this point a year ago. The two opinions are below: In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure 8.245, 8.250, and Form 8.961, where the court amended two rules…