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Koula sentenced to life in murders of parents
A man convicted of killing his parents has been sentenced in La Crosse County to life in prison.
US Supreme Court rules on juvenile life terms, immigration law
In two widely anticipated rulings, the Supreme Court ruled the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment bars juvenile homicide offenders from being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Life sentence for convict in fatal Beloit shooting
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) – A Beloit man convicted of killing one man and seriously wounding another in a shooting two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of early release. Antonio Mance was convicted in July of the shooting death of Derrick Kimber and wounding of Martell Rodgers. Rock County […]
Shooter sentenced to life for killing neighbor
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — A man has been sentenced in Jefferson County to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a neighbor whose body was found in a storage bin nearly two weeks after he was killed. Fifty-one-year-old James Richardson waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to […]
Pulaski man sentenced to life for killing wife
OCONTO, Wis. (AP) — A Pulaski man convicted of killing his estranged wife and setting her house on fire has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Three of the couple’s children were in the house when Randall Staeven ignited the fire in May 2009. They escaped unharmed. Christine Staeven’s remains […]
Plover man gets life in 2003 truck-driver slaying
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — A Plover man convicted of killing a truck driver eight years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Forty-five-year-old Michael Haydon maintained his innocence at Wednesday’s sentencing. A jury convicted him in April of shooting and killing 45-year-old Pat Zemke of Rib Mountain. Defense […]
Court upholds conviction in jogger’s death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court has refused to grant a new trial for a man convicted of killing a Kaukauna jogger in 2000. Kenneth Hudson of Little Chute was sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for stabbing 19-year-old Shanna Van Dyn Hoven while she was running near her home. Hudson raised […]
Man who killed family sentenced to life in prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A Wisconsin man who shot and killed his mother, pregnant wife, infant son and two nieces while they slept in a Chicago house has been sentenced to life in prison. Thirty-three-year-old James Larry was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court, a […]
Teen’s killer sentenced to life in prison
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a co-worker’s fiancee has been sentenced in central Wisconsin to spend the rest of his life in prison. Twenty-four-year-old Raul Ponce-Rocha sat emotionless in Marathon County Circuit Court Tuesday when Judge Patrick Brady sent him to prison for life without the chance of parole. Eighteen-year-old high […]
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