A Wisconsin man sentenced earlier this month to six consecutive life terms for driving his red SUV through a Waukesha County Christmas parade in 2021 and killing six people plans to appeal his conviction, according to court documents.
In a handwritten letter obtained by Fox station WITI in Milwaukee and filed Nov. 29, Darrell Edward Brooks Jr. informed the courts that he intends to seek post-conviction relief.
Darrell Brooks makes remarks about Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper as she gives her closing remarks during her sentencing in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
(Mike DeSisti/The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
“I have already filed the right to request post-conviction relief as of November 16, 2022, in this court, and I request the assistance of a lawyer from the Ombudsman’s Office, and be notified of said representation quickly and without delay,” Brooks wrote. in the letter. “It is not my intention to bring any dispute to court, but it is my intention that this matter of post-conviction relief be reviewed and heard as quickly as possible, as there are clear issues of law and the legal facts of this issue. .”
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The state of Wisconsin requires notices of intent to seek post-conviction relief to be filed within 20 days of sentencing.
On November 16, Waukesha County Judge Jennifer R. Dorow sentenced Brooks, 41, to six consecutive life terms.
Darrell Brooks in Waukesha Circuit Court on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 for a hearing on whether he can represent himself at trial. A judge ruled Wednesday that he can.
(Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)
Brooks drove his Ford Escape through a crowd of parade goers, including children and the elderly, during a Christmas parade on November 21, 2021. At the time, Brooks was fleeing the scene of a fight with his ex.
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He was charged with six counts of first degree intentional manslaughter, with prosecutors adding dozens more. Brooks pleaded not guilty and later changed his plea to not guilty by reason of mental illness.
As Brooks drove into the crowd, he killed 8-year-old Jackson Sparks; Tamara Durand, 52; Jane Kulich, 52; LeAnna Owen, 71; Virginia Sorenson, 79; and Wilhelm Hostel, 81.
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A jury took just three hours to deliberate. When the guilty verdicts were read on October 26, someone from the gallery yelled, “Burn in hell, you piece of m—.”
