Judge has harsh words for man sentenced to 40 years for killing outside Neenah bar
A Wisconsin man who killed a bar patron after robbing the place was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison.
Milwaukee police slow to respond to violent crime calls
If you are the victim of an armed robbery in Milwaukee and call the police for help, you can expect to wait nearly half an hour for officers to arrive, according to Milwaukee Police Department dispatch data analyzed by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
Teen paralyzed by robbery target gets prison
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed in Milwaukee by one of his victim has been sentenced to 20 years for two attempted robberies last year. The judge on Thursday sentenced Nathan King to serve the first 12-1/2 years in prison and the rest in the community under state supervision. King […]
18-year-old faces charges in stabbing of 2 bus passengers
A Milwaukee 18-year-old faces charges on accusations he stabbed two female bus passengers last week.
Man gets more than 18 years in shooting gas station clerk
A man must serve more than 18 years in prison following his conviction for shooting a gas station clerk during a 2013 holdup.
Milwaukee man gets 7 years in attempted robbery
A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in an attempted robbery of a Milwaukee-area store that left one of his accomplices dead.
Attorney who robbed credit union suspended (UPDATE)
A Madison attorney who robbed a credit union is suspended from practicing law for three years, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Judge’s son charged with killing woman
The son of a Milwaukee County judge is accused of strangling to death a woman in a Milwaukee park.
Galesville man sentenced in death of brother
A Galesville man has been sentenced to seven years behind bars for a bar fight and a drunken driving crash that killed his brother.
THE DARK SIDE: How the law became a monstrous chimera
The maximum penalty for armed robbery is not just a prison term, but a fine of $100,000.
BLAWG LOG: Welty on armed robbery by an unarmed defendant; Pettit on Madison’s new proposed legislation
The court of appeals recently held that a defendant who was initially unarmed, then stole a weapon from a victim, was properly convicted of armed robbery because the defendant was armed with the weapon that he stole. Sound circular?
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