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Craig S. Powell's Legal Cases (2)

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Appeals

State v. Wisconsin v. Deaver, 322 Wis. 2d 573 (Ct. App. 2009)

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OUTCOME: The client's felony OWI conviction was vacated and converted to a conviction for an OWI 1st offense, a non-criminal forfeiture.

On appeal of the client's conviction for OWI 3rd offense with a minor passenger, the Court of Appeals agreed with Attorney Powell that one of the client's prior offenses was invalid and should not be c ... ounted.

Criminal defense

State v. S.C. Johnson III, 348 Wis.2d 450832 N.W.2d 609 (2013), reconsideration granted, State v. Johnson, 353 Wis.2d 452 (2014)

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OUTCOME:

This case involved the issue of whether a State's witness can testify after she refuses to produce her counseling records for inspection by the court and disclosure to the defense. The trial court rule ... d she could testify, but the court of appeals agreed with Powell and defense counsel that she could not. The Wisconsin Supreme Court first ruled that she could testify, but Powell and the defense team persuaded the court to reconsider its decision, ultimately concluding that the witness could not testify without producing the records.