CA Blank Order

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
Cheryl A. Ward

Ward Law Office

10533 W. National Ave., Ste. 201

West Allis, WI 53227

Gregory M. Weber

Assistant Attorney General

P.O. Box 7857

Madison, WI 53707-7857

Christopher Carl Peete 434673

Waupun Corr. Inst.

P.O. Box 351

Waupun, WI 53963-0351

Jeremy C. Perri

First Asst. State Public Defender

735 N. Water St., #912

Milwaukee, WI 53203

You are hereby notified that the Court has entered the following opinion and order:



	2012AP2501-CRNM 2012AP2502-CRNM	State of Wisconsin v. Christopher Carl Peete (L.C. #2010CF1227) State of Wisconsin v. Christopher Carl Peete (L.C. #2010CF3435)

Before Curley, P.J., Kessler and Brennan, JJ.

By prior order, the court granted the motion of the state public defender to appoint successor counsel for Christopher Carl Peete in these no-merit appeals, and the court allowed successor counsel sixty days from the date of appointment to advise how he or she wished to proceed. Successor appellate counsel, Attorney Cheryl A. Ward, now advises that these matters present issues of arguable merit, and she moves to extend appellate deadlines to permit her to proceed on the merits. 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 dismiss these appeals without prejudice and grant the motion to extend appellate deadlines.

IT IS ORDERED that the no-merit reports are rejected and these 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 March 10, 2014. See Wis. Stat. Rule 809.82(2)(a) (2011-12).