A Racine County case over alleged hiring discrimination against a man convicted of domestic violence has tumbled around the courts for six years and is now headed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Itâs being closely watched across the state by employers and job applicants with criminal records because the high courtâs decision could ripple across the state for years to come. The basic facts of the case are this: In 2012, Derrick Palmer was convicted of strangulation/suffocation, fourth-degree sexual assault, battery and criminal damage to property related to a domestic incident with a live-in girlfriend. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 30 months of community supervision.