JonathanTurley

AUGUST 25, 2022

There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. The reason, however, appears a key distinction in the Wisconsin criminal code.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 14, 2021

Viterbo University in Wisconsin has been the scene of protests for months over alleged hate crimes committed on campus. What interested me about the case was the curious combination of criminal charges. 1) Whoever handles burning material in a highly negligent manner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2)

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. This is the loss of the least serious charge, but prosecutors lost more than just a misdemeanor conviction in the decision.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In coverage of this trial, one would think that there were parallel trials occurring in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is facing six charges that range from first-degree homicide to a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of a dangerous weapon. At this stage, the prosecution may celebrate even a misdemeanor conviction.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice honors concealed carry permits issued in Illinois. ” However, it was legal in the sense of not being a criminal act.

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