COURT GESTURES: When pro se goes bad, Part II
Remember that defendant I wrote about on Wednesday who was representing himself in his incest trial? Well, on Thursday he threatened to call the FBI on Milwaukee County Circuit Judge David Borowski.
COURT GESTURES: When pro se goes bad
See, this is why you don’t represent yourself in court.
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Votes being certified for Wisconsin Supreme Court race
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