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Todd Allen Kendhammer v. Wisconsin
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District IV, No. 2022AP952-CR · judgment June 6, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
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Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jerome F. Buting
Buting, Williams & Stilling, S.C.
For respondent
Christine A. Remington
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 24 2025Petition DENIED.
- Feb 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
- Jan 17 2025Waiver of right of respondent State of Wisconsin to respond filed.
- Jan 06 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2025)