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Judge Dugan Seeks to Overturn Conviction
Milwaukee County’s convicted judge, Hannah Dugan, is asking for a new trial.
Dugan’s lawyers filed a notice with the federal court on Tuesday.
No one is yet saying why they are asking for a new trial, their motion does not list a specific reason. There is also no word when the official request will be filed.
Dugan’s lawyers have said since her verdict came-in last week that they would be filing an appeal.
Her attorney, Steve Biskupic, said on UpFront over the weekend that they want Judge Lynn Adleman to toss the jury's split verdict.
Jurors convicted Dugan on a felony charge of obstruction, but found her not guilty on a misdemeanor charge of concealing a fugitive.
Biskupic said a split verdict usually means something went wrong.
But members of the jury told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that they returned the different verdicts because they got different answers from Judge Adleman.
The jury asked if Dugan needed to know, specifically, who ICE agents were looking for last fall to be convicted.
For the misdemeanor concealing charge, the jurors said the judge told them Yes. But for the felony charge, jurors said the judge told them no.
Federal court rules allow convicts to ask for a new trial, but they make the case that there is new evidence, there was an error at trial, or the there were "faulty" jury instructions.
Biskupic said on UpFront that the judge has given them til the end of January to file a motion for appeal. It's likely they have a similar timeline for asking for a new trial.
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