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Top court refuses to grant new trial for killer (UPDATE)
A convicted Beloit man who used an insanity plea to defend against a murder charge is not entitled to a new trial, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Janesville man sentenced for stealing $1.8 million
A Janesville man convicted of stealing $1.8 million from his employer was sentenced this week to 2-½ years in prison, and the judge said he couldn't remember a bigger theft in Rock County in 30 years.
Man won’t be tried in neighbor’s shooting
A Wisconsin man who killed his neighbor has been sent for treatment at a mental hospital after a judge ruled that injuries from two suicide attempts and his age made the man unfit for trial.
Judge orders mental exam in neighbor shooting
A Rock County judge has ordered a competency hearing for a man charged with fatally shooting his neighbor.
State justices select chief judges
The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it has selected Rock County Circuit Court James Daley and Judge James Duvall, who serves both Buffalo and Pepin county circuit courts, as new members of the Committee of Chief Judges, effective Aug. 1.
Editorial: Judging by the correct standards
Ten defendants have completed the Rock County Veterans Treatment Court program in the three years since the court’s founding, and not one has reoffended.
County officials disagree on specialty court
Tensions ignited recently over the use of specialized treatment courts in Wisconsin.
Editorial: Veterans courts built to last
This month’s Wisconsin Law Journal print edition's cover story about veterans courts has lots of information, but glaringly lacks the answer to the most important question: Are veterans courts successful?
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 […]
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