Darrell Brooks requested an adjournment of his trial in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack Wednesday, telling the court he believes he has COVID and needs to wait until at least Friday for test results to come back. Prosecutors said he's heard on jail phone calls telling his mother he's going to delay the trial.
An hour in, none of the housekeeping issues had been addressed.
She added that Brooks made statements that prompted the medical department to follow up, and a COVID test was administered to him.Brooks refused to take a rapid test Wednesday, seeking to delay the trial until Friday when his test results come back. The defendant and the judge then began speaking over each other, with Dorow reminding Brooks he needed to abide by the court standards of conduct and Brooks again saying he did not recognize the name placed on the complaint against him. "That's not who I am," he told the court.Darrell Brooks' COVID adjournment request; what it means
When asked if he had a question on the use of criminal records, Brooks said he would have a better understanding once he could review things.The judge said she would rule Thursday onAfter 4:30 p.m., Dorow began laying out the procedure for objections in court, noting that if Brooks doesn't follow civility procedure, he'll be muted. Dorow said he can use his objection sign, and she'll ask for the basis of his objection.
"My job includes that making sure Mr. Brooks's rights are protected...that both sides can present the case in a coherent fashion...and that victims and witnesses are treated fairly," said Dorow. "I will not tolerate disruptive conduct that, from my perspective, is simply an attempt to delay," said Dorow.
When asked if he objected, Brooks said he did, adding that he didn't understand why changes were being made to the jury instructions at this point. The judge said it's standard protocol to finalize the jury instructions at this hearing. – a combination of videos, photos and documents. She noted the document was provided to Brooks, though he declined to accept it.
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