Category: Winnebago County Public Defender

• September 3, 2020

  Richard Wanke’s Appeal to the US Supreme Court!

  Richard Wanke has recently submitted a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. The appeal filing was due this week after an extension was granted by the Court due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Writ was authored by the defendant pro se, meaning an attorney has not been appointed in this appeal thus…

• Protected: The Greg Clark Murder Trial Summation

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• February 23, 2017

  Richard Wanke’s trial begins next Monday, February 27, 2017!

  Well, it has been over 9 very long years for our friend, Richard Wanke, who is finally going to trial. His jury selection ended this morning and last minute matters will be heard tomorrow morning. Then, his trial begins Monday with opening statements. Opening statements from each side will summarize what each side plans to prove by…
• February 22, 2017

  And You Ask, How has This Happened???”

  An AP article was just posted about a defendant in Atlanta, GA who has been sitting in jail and waiting to go to trial for the past 10 years: “Kharon Davis has spent nearly 10 years in jail. He’s had four sets of attorneys, with two judges on the bench. His co-defendants’ cases have wrapped up.…
• October 15, 2016

  We, the public, lose Ed Light who fought hard to defend us all. RIP

  Public Defender Ed Light recently passed away: http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161010/obituary-ed-light-was-defendants-best-friend The public generally does not hear much from the Winnebago County Public Defender’s office. Presumably that is because your typical public defender is over-worked and does not have enough time to adequately defend the number of defendants he or she is assigned to represent much less to…