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From not-guilty verdicts in high-stakes homicide trials to dismissed OWIs and reduced felonies, our record reflects one thing: relentless, detail-driven defense across every kind of charge.

WISCONSIN HOMICIDE CASES

4
Notable Homicide Results
2
Not Guilty Verdicts
1
Homicide Charge Dismissed
1
Hung Jury
Not Guilty Verdict

1990 Cold Case — 1st Degree Reckless Homicide — Not Guilty

1st Degree Reckless HomicideCold Case · 1990Milwaukee County

Facts: The client was accused in a "cold case" stemming from an unsolved 1990 homicide investigation. He and the victim knew each other well; she was like a mother to him. The State tried to introduce numerous "other acts" as evidence, and the court admitted two of them. Attorney Birdsall's DNA expert threw into doubt the possibility that the client committed the crime, and the case came down to reasonable doubt about the State's theory and the credibility of its witnesses, particularly those on the "other acts."

ResultNot guilty.
Not Guilty Verdict

1st Degree Intentional Homicide Charge — Not Guilty

1st Degree Intentional Homicide + 5 Other CountsBrown County

Facts: Charged with 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, 1st Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, False Imprisonment, Battery, and two counts of Carrying a Concealed Weapon. The client ran his estranged wife off the road. She accused him of choking her and trying to smash her head; he denied it and said he was trying to help her out of the accident. She later recanted and admitted she hoped getting him convicted would give her leverage in their custody battle.

ResultNot guilty.
Case Dismissed

1st Degree Intentional Homicide & Armed Robbery — Dismissed

1st Degree Intentional Homicide, Armed Robbery, Felon in PossessionRacine County

Facts: The client faced a life sentence. Four young men were driving around Racine and stopped at a gas station, where the other three robbed and shot a man. The client was in the back seat and never exited the car. The codefendants made statements indicating he was involved, but extensive investigation and interviews of witnesses, including the victim, proved he was not part of the robbery.

ResultDismissed.
Hung Jury

1st Degree Intentional Homicide — Hung Jury

1st Degree Intentional HomicideRacine

Facts: The client was accused of killing a rival drug dealer, even though he was a police informant at the time. There were no direct eyewitnesses, only vague descriptions of three men and a partial license plate. Statements by co-actors implicated the client, but the State was barred from calling them as witnesses after defense motions.

ResultHung jury.
Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case. Every case is unique and is evaluated on its own facts. The above are illustrative outcomes handled by Birdsall Muller LLC.
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