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Court Gestures

Oct 10, 2013

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.

Oct 9, 2013

COURT GESTURES: When pro se goes bad

See, this is why you don’t represent yourself in court.

Oct 8, 2013

COURT GESTURES: O’Donnell Park trial expected to last 5 weeks

Five weeks. Three lawsuits. One trial.

Oct 4, 2013

COURT GESTURES: It’ll be hard to level manslaughter charges against Wisconsin co-sleepers

I know parents sharing a bed with their kids is a hotly contested issue. When I lived in Pensacola, Fla., the area’s medical examiner put her face on multiple billboards that essentially said “Don’t do it. It’s dangerous and I should know, I do the autopsies.”

Sep 30, 2013

COURT GESTURES: Term limits could take an interesting path

It will be interesting to see how likely a soon-to-be-proposed bill regarding state Supreme Court term limits fares as it makes its way through the Legislature.

Sep 4, 2013

COURT GESTURES: ‘Breaking Bad’ on charges

A co-worker sent me a link Wednesday to a blog post that discusses the possible charges against the character of Walter White in the AMC show “Breaking Bad.”

Aug 30, 2013

COURT GESTURES: The ‘kiss of death’

I think I may have found the oddest entry ever put into a court record. And it’s in Milwaukee County.

Aug 27, 2013

COURT GESTURES: Location, location, location

Wait, where exactly did I move? I guess close enough to a place where a dead body was hidden by alleged prostitutes before being found several days later.

Aug 26, 2013

COURT GESTURES: A TAD on the technical side

The takeaway from Friday’s treatment alternatives and diversion symposium in Madison was pretty clear: there needs to be a better way to prevent those who are arrested from coming back.

Aug 19, 2013

COURT GESTURES: Welcome to Court Gestures, please approach the bench

Hello, and welcome to Court Gestures. If you are reading this, it means that the blog is up and running following a few weeks of newsroom debates about what it should be called, how it should look and what is worthy of a post.

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