Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade to pay more restitution
A Wisconsin judge ordered a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to pay tens of thousands of dollars more in restitution Thursday, saying she wants to make sure he doesn't profit from any potential movie or book deal.
Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade gets life, no release
A man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no chance of release.
Pro se representation comes at a cost
Few recent trials have attracted as much attention in the non-legal world than the Brooks trial in Waukesha.
‘I feel gutted’: Victims of parade crash speak at sentencing
Victims and their family members have begun speaking at sentencing proceedings for a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year.
Judge sets 2-day sentencing hearing in Christmas parade case
A judge on Monday scheduled a two-day sentencing hearing for a man who killed six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year.
Man convicted of killing 6 with SUV in Christmas parade
A Wisconsin man was convicted Wednesday of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade, wrapping up a trial in which he defended himself with bizarre legal theories and erratic outbursts.
Prosecutors: Parade suspect meant to hurt people
A Wisconsin man accused of killing six people and injuring many others by driving an SUV into a Christmas parade last year clearly intended to kill people, prosecutors told jurors Tuesday.
Parade suspect’s court antics won’t help appeal, experts say
He stripped his shirt off in court. He complains that the prosecutors are "slick." He won't let the judge get a word in. He won't even answer to his own name.
Parade suspect gives tearful opening statement
A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Wisconsin Christmas parade last year gave a tearful opening statement Thursday as he defended himself at trial but didn't outline any defense theories that might save him from prison.
The right to self-represent
In 1975, The United States Supreme Court held that a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to waive counsel and self-represent in a criminal case. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975). While the trial court has a responsibility to discourage self-representation, it cannot prohibit it. The result can be (and usually is) the circus occurring in the Waukesha trial of the Christmas par[...]
Editorial: Legal rights can’t lightly be cast aside
There’s an old adage that says a person “who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.” Generally speaking, it’s true.
Man accused in parade deaths removes shirt, interrupts judge (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin man defending himself against homicide charges for allegedly plowing his SUV through a Christmas parade stripped off his shirt, sat with his back to the camera and stuck a sign he'd been given to signal objections down his pants Thursday before opening statements began in his trial.
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