Waukesha Shooting Suspect Uses Disruptions as Trial Tactic: Experts
Darrell Brooks, the man accused of killing six people and injuring many others at a Christmas 2021 parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been disrupting court proceedings during the trial in what is likely to be an unsuccessful attempt to secure a mistriac or an appeal, if he is convicted, according to legal experts.
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Darrell Brooks, the man accused of killing six people and injuring many others at a Christmas 2021 parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, will not bolster his appeal chances by disrupting court, according to legal experts. Brooks has endlessly disrupted proceedings in his trial, interrupting and speaking over the judge, challenging decisions, and at times shouting at the judge and prosecution while representing himself.
Brooks’ behavior may be an attempt to force the judge into a mistake, but legal experts say Judge Jennifer Dorow hasn’t given him much to work with on appeal, Todd Richmond reports for the Associated Press. Brooks has been charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and 61 counts of reckless endangerment. Each homicide count if Brooks is convicted carries a mandatory life sentence.
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