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Nicholas McNamara

Apr 20, 2014

Judge throws out ex-bishop’s sobriety tests

A Dane County judge has thrown out sobriety tests given to a former bishop charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a jogger last year.

Apr 7, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Disappointing majority opinion lacks guidance

In an overly long opinion, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided a child abuse case involving a presentence plea withdrawal without an appropriate illumination of the law.

Mar 7, 2014

State justices will not allow child abuser to withdraw plea

A woman who repeatedly beat her daughter, leaving her scarred and disfigured, will not be allowed to withdraw her no contest plea, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Nov 19, 2013

7 years in prison for fatal OWI crash

A Madison man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for driving drunk and slamming into another vehicle, killing a passenger and injuring the driver.

Sep 14, 2012

Judge dismisses OWI case for former governor’s son

A Dane County judge has dismissed a drunken driving charge against the son of former Gov. Jim Doyle.

Aug 30, 2012

Woman pleads not guilty in daughter’s stabbing

A Fitchburg woman accused of stabbing her 6-year-old daughter seven times has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.

Aug 17, 2012

State’s high court revokes Madison attorney’s license for fraud

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday revoked the license of David Stokes, a Madison attorney convicted in 2011 of felony theft by fraud.

Jul 24, 2011

2 men sentenced in Madison sexual assault

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two men convicted of abducting a 23-year-old Minneapolis woman and repeatedly sexually assaulting her last summer in Madison have been sentenced to 20 and 27 years in prison. Dane County Judge Nicholas McNamara called the crimes horrific at the sentencing Friday and said it was every person’s worst nightmare. The Wisconsin […]

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