This is why the prosecutors were so quick to massively overcharge him. They were trying to scare him into pleading out early. The fact that he is lawyering up and has a month to prepare means they failed.
That's what they do. They don't want to actually see a trial, because then they would actually have to prove someone's guilt. People scare very easily when their freedom is on the line and they have no money or allies.
Thankfully, Kyle has the allies who don't want money from him. He won't back down. Wisconsin wants to put him in jail for 60 years.
It’s true they don’t want to go to trial, but it’s because America has too many criminals. If everyone went to trial - hell if 10% of cases went to trial - the court system would be overwhelmed. Prosecutors and courts don’t have the resources for it. Trials are incredibly expensive
We do have too many criminals. Our crime rate is MUCH higher than in other developed nations, and that’s despite locking up so many criminals for long periods of time to prevent them from committing more crime
It's curious. You don't want to overcharge someone if you actually want them to face justice, because that raises the bar for conviction. Charge him with something lesser you can definitely nail him on, and he goes away for sure. But charge him with something over the top, jury might not go for it and he gets off scott free.
So why did they go all out on him? Two possibilities I can think of: One, trying to scare him into something stupid. Two, pure virtue signalling / ideological possession. He's bad so they can't just put him in jail, he must be a murderer and white supremacist. Anything short of that would just prove the prosecutors didn't believe in the cause strongly enough.
In the former case, it looks like that didn't work, which is good. In the latter case, they're just dumb, which is also good.
the way WI homicide laws are written the top charges incorporate the lower charges, so if the burden is met for the lower charge, the lower charge applies.
I'm glad we were able to help get him real representation before he got railroaded by a public defendant. I only hope he didn't say anything that could go against him in the mean-time.
Excellent news.
This is why the prosecutors were so quick to massively overcharge him. They were trying to scare him into pleading out early. The fact that he is lawyering up and has a month to prepare means they failed.
Grab your popcorn.
That's what they do. They don't want to actually see a trial, because then they would actually have to prove someone's guilt. People scare very easily when their freedom is on the line and they have no money or allies.
Thankfully, Kyle has the allies who don't want money from him. He won't back down. Wisconsin wants to put him in jail for 60 years.
It’s true they don’t want to go to trial, but it’s because America has too many criminals. If everyone went to trial - hell if 10% of cases went to trial - the court system would be overwhelmed. Prosecutors and courts don’t have the resources for it. Trials are incredibly expensive
No, the system just isn't run efficiently
We do have too many criminals. Our crime rate is MUCH higher than in other developed nations, and that’s despite locking up so many criminals for long periods of time to prevent them from committing more crime
L Lin Wood is good people
It's curious. You don't want to overcharge someone if you actually want them to face justice, because that raises the bar for conviction. Charge him with something lesser you can definitely nail him on, and he goes away for sure. But charge him with something over the top, jury might not go for it and he gets off scott free.
So why did they go all out on him? Two possibilities I can think of: One, trying to scare him into something stupid. Two, pure virtue signalling / ideological possession. He's bad so they can't just put him in jail, he must be a murderer and white supremacist. Anything short of that would just prove the prosecutors didn't believe in the cause strongly enough.
In the former case, it looks like that didn't work, which is good. In the latter case, they're just dumb, which is also good.
the way WI homicide laws are written the top charges incorporate the lower charges, so if the burden is met for the lower charge, the lower charge applies.
That's some un-American bullshit.
that is some insane B.S. You could just charge everyone with 1st degree and just see what sticks. That cant be constitutional
You can often charge for lesser includeds as well. Juries don’t have to convict on the highest charge
I'm glad we were able to help get him real representation before he got railroaded by a public defendant. I only hope he didn't say anything that could go against him in the mean-time.