District I
August 27, 2014
To:
Hon. Rebecca F. Dallet
Circuit Court Judge
Branch 40
821 W State St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
John Barrett
Clerk of Circuit Court
Room 114
821 W. State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Karen A. Loebel
Asst. District Attorney
821 W. State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
J. Dennis Thornton
Attorney at Law
1442 N. Farwell Ave. Ste. 505
Milwaukee, WI 53202-2913
Gregory M. Weber
Assistant Attorney General
P.O. Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857
Adrian Williams 160626
Sanger Powers Corr. Cntr
N8375 County Line Rd.
Oneida, WI 54155-9300
You are hereby notified that the Court has entered the following opinion and order:
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2014AP769-CRNM 2014AP770-CRNM |
State of Wisconsin v. Adrian Williams (L.C. #2012CM242) State of Wisconsin v. Adrian Williams (L.C. #2012CM4469) State of Wisconsin v. Adrian Williams (L.C. #2013CM236) |
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By order dated August 6, 2014,
this court directed Attorney J. Dennis Thornton, appellate counsel for Adrian
Williams, to file a supplemental no-merit report in these consolidated
matters. Attorney Thornton now advises
that, in his view, the case presents an arguably meritorious issue. Counsel therefore seeks voluntary dismissal
of the no-merit proceedings and an extension of the deadline for pursuing
postconviction relief in the circuit court.
A no-merit proceeding is
appropriate only if counsel is convinced that an appeal would be wholly frivolous. McCoy v. Court of Appeals, 486 U.S. 429, 437 (1988). Accordingly, the court will grant the motion.
IT IS ORDERED that the no-merit report is rejected and these consolidated appeals are dismissed without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for filing a postconviction motion or notice of appeal in these matters is extended through October 13, 2014. See Wis. Stat. Rule 809.82(2)(a) (2011-12).
Diane M. Fremgen
Clerk of Court of Appeals