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Court grants new trial for robbery suspect (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A man convicted of robbing two Milwaukee grocery stores nearly 20 years ago deserves a new trial because new digital enhancements have raised doubts that he’s really the robber shown on surveillance video, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Brian K. Avery was 19 years old […]
Court grants new trial in homicide case (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court granted a new trial Tuesday for a Milwaukee man convicted of a murder after a gun battle, saying a jury should hear from people who say he was never there. Kenneth Davis has been trying to prove he did not take part […]
Wisconsin court orders review of gang rape damages (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court on Tuesday ordered a lower court judge to reconsider awarding $1.5 million in damages to a woman who sued three Illinois men for allegedly gang-raping her in a Milwaukee hotel, a ruling the men’s attorney says could lead to a reduced award. […]
Court: Judge’s ‘garbage’ comment didn’t show bias (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge should not have called a convicted murderer a piece of garbage during the man’s sentencing hearing, however the remark did not show that the judge was biased, the state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Calvin Jerome Pirtle, 32, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in […]
Court: Closing sex trial to minors OK (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee judge lawfully closed a sexual assault trial to children after deciding they shouldn’t be exposed to graphic testimony, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. Ronald Carpenter’s case raises questions about when judges can restrict access to criminal trials and who they can keep out […]
Appeals court upholds award
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District must pay a business owner $1.08 million for structural damages caused by groundwater leaking into the deep tunnel system, the 1st District Court of Appeals has ruled.
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