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.
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Wisconsin dad wants cop charged for restraint of daughter
A Wisconsin father wants prosecutors to charge an off-duty police officer who appears to have briefly pressed his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck similar to how Derek Chauvin fatally restrained George Floyd.
Read More »Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect charged (UPDATE)
The suspect in a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee that killed five people was due in court Tuesday where five homicide charges were expected to be filed, a crime that can carry the stiffest penalty possible under Wisconsin law — mandatory life in prison.
Read More »Practitioners weigh in on ruling on admissibility of toxicology reports
Even though a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling from last week resolved conflicting case law governing the admissibility of certain toxicology reports, criminal-law practitioners say it did little to answer questions over testimonial hearsay.
Read More »High court to tackle DNA surcharges
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in a case questioning whether a law requiring felons to pay a surcharge for DNA testing should have been applied retroactively in a Racine woman's burglary conviction.
Read More »Milwaukee firefighter pleads not guilty in fatal crash
A Milwaukee firefighter has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a crash that killed two men after the Brewers opener.
Read More »Prosecutors, defense attorneys clash over interrogation techniques
If nothing else, the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” has put a spotlight on an unsettling practice that Julius Kim and other defense lawyers see all the time: The admission into evidence of statements gathered in coercive interrogations.
Read More »State’s high court: Defendant can forfeit right to testify
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant’s right to testify can be forfeited.
Read More »State’s high court decides expunction should occur at sentencing (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court made it clear Friday that, under current law, a judge only can decide to expunge a record when a defendant is sentenced, and not at a later date.
Read More »EMT acquitted of sexually assaulting patient
A member of a Kenosha County ambulance crew has been cleared of charges that alleged he sexually assaulted a female seizure patient as she was being taken to a Racine hospital.
Read More »Legislators want to send drunken driving message (UPDATE)
Two Republican legislators started moving a package of proposals through the state Assembly on Thursday to toughen Wisconsin's drunken driving penalties.
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