The stage is set for closing arguments in the Darrell Brooks trial to happen starting Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Waukesha County court. Brooks is accused in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack in November 2021.
Jurors could potentially begin jury deliberations by the end of the day. First, they had to get through five to six hours of jury instructions read to them by Judge Jennifer Dorow before closing arguments from the prosecution andBefore the jury could be brought into the courtroom, Brooks argued with Judge Dorow about matters such as subject matter jurisdiction and other evidence. The judge said she was not going to have this discussion or debate.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., the judge broke for lunch and anticipated returning with some instructions on closing arguments. At that point, 73 out of the 107 pages of jury instructions had been read. Dorow said she hoped she would not have to go through a decision that finds he forfeited his right to make a closing argument.
Dorow said she’s adjusted some of her courtroom’s cameras so that he could see things. She said with the technology she had available, it was the functional equivalent of Brooks appearing in the same courtroom. The prosecution asked to have the audio/video in the adjacent courtroom tested. Opper said she planned to use a PowerPoint presentation in her closing. The test was successful.
The judge said she would unmute Brooks when the jury came out, noting a few more jury instructions to go through before closing arguments.Darrell Brooks trial: Prosecutors' closing arguments Opper began the state's closing by thanking the jury. "And it will take you, as we did in our presentation of the case, right down Main Street and address all the counts that were involved," said Opper.
"You can just see the names and match it up to who was injured and killed, versus who wasn’t," said Opper. Opper then referenced Sgt. David Wanner, the state's first witness, and the state's exhibits showing the positions of officers and barricades. "We heard testimony from four different police officers standing in four different spots near here, telling of their four different efforts to stop him. Intentional," Opper continued.
"Never once did he say, like he told you in his opening statement, that it wasn’t intentional…" said Opper. "No, he came up with some convoluted story that I came out here in a tan Kia, and then I went to meet up with Erika… absolutely nonsensical story. Does not match up with the evidence in this case.""I thought it really captured the environment that so many witnesses tried to explain to you, right? It’s a Christmas parade.
Opper played video showing the SUV hitting Nicole White, the first victim at the parade. She pointed to the events after that as proving intent. Opper then referenced Brooks' actions on Maple before his arrest, when prosecutors say he went door-to-door asking for a phone to call an Uber.
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