Thursdays court date was a long and busy one. Once again we have a new Judge presiding over the case it is now before Judge Daniel Konkol. The case was transferred due to a conflict that Judge Conen had, the good news is we were able still have the plea hearing in the new Judges courtroom the same day.
The killer Kathleen Boland, pleaded guilty to a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. This is what we wanted to her she in court owned up to what she did she told the Judge that she drove drunk and killed a man! The judge then dismissed a second charge against Boland based on prosecutor's recommendation. Just a note on the dismissed charged due to sentencing rules in Wisconsin the dismissed charge in no way affects the maximum sentence that she can receive.
After she plead guilty the court found her guilty and based in part upon the large number of letters written on Mikey's behalf she was remanded to custody and taken to the Milwaukee County Jail to await sentencing which is scheduled for June, originally it was to be the 5th but after checking the court website it now looks to be set for June 9th at 8:30am.
Here is the media coverage:
WTMJ Radio 620 AM
http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/38650257.html
NBC Channel 4 WTMJ
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/38650622.html
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thurday's court date still a go!
Everything is still a go for Thursday's guilty plea scheduled for January 29, 2009 in room 506 of the Safety Building.
Again it is our understanding from the District Attorney’s office that no plea deal has been made, Ms. Boland will plead guilty to the charges in the criminal complaint and the all sentencing decisions will be left to Judge Conen.
If you can attend to show your support for Mikey that would be great!
As always if you are unable to attend you can count on all the latest information being posted here shortly after the court hearing.
Again it is our understanding from the District Attorney’s office that no plea deal has been made, Ms. Boland will plead guilty to the charges in the criminal complaint and the all sentencing decisions will be left to Judge Conen.
If you can attend to show your support for Mikey that would be great!
As always if you are unable to attend you can count on all the latest information being posted here shortly after the court hearing.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Call for your help, write a letter to the Judge
The court has scheduled January 29, 2009 at 1:30PM for a plea hearing with a project guilty plea in room 506 of the Safety Building. It is our understanding from the District Attorney’s office that no plea deal has been made, Ms. Boland will plead guilty to the charges in the criminal complaint and the all sentencing decisions will be left to Judge Conen. If you can attend to show your support for Mikey that would be great!
We do have one concern that we are asking people to address with a letter to Judge Conen. Ms. Boland is currently out of custody on bond this is her right as being innocent until proven guilty, that is how our system works. However, it is our strong feeling that at the time she pleads guilty to the charges she should no longer be afforded that freedom after all our brother Mikey is no longer free as a result of her actions. We are asking everyone to write a letter to Judge Conen asking that at the time a guilty plea is entered in this case that she be immediately remanded to custody and take to the county jail until sentencing.
If you would like to write such a letter it will need to be written addressing Judge Jeffery Conen, however it will need to be sent to the Victim / Witness Specialist District Attorney’s office as all parties in the case need to receive copies of all letters before they are forwarded to the judge you will find the address to mail the letter to below.
At this time we are asking people to only address the issue of being taken into custody at the time of plea. We will have the opportunity to address sentencing issue and a later date and will let you know when to send those letters. Please note the last date to mail letters and get them forwarded to Judge Conen is January 19th. letters written late still could make it but the 19th insures your voice is heard for sure!
Write your letter to:
Judge Jeffrey Conen
Case number 2008CF00430
Mail letter to:
Lisa Maggiore
Office of District Attorney
Safety Building RM 615
821 West State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Any questions can be emailed to MikeysLastRide@gmail.com
We do have one concern that we are asking people to address with a letter to Judge Conen. Ms. Boland is currently out of custody on bond this is her right as being innocent until proven guilty, that is how our system works. However, it is our strong feeling that at the time she pleads guilty to the charges she should no longer be afforded that freedom after all our brother Mikey is no longer free as a result of her actions. We are asking everyone to write a letter to Judge Conen asking that at the time a guilty plea is entered in this case that she be immediately remanded to custody and take to the county jail until sentencing.
If you would like to write such a letter it will need to be written addressing Judge Jeffery Conen, however it will need to be sent to the Victim / Witness Specialist District Attorney’s office as all parties in the case need to receive copies of all letters before they are forwarded to the judge you will find the address to mail the letter to below.
At this time we are asking people to only address the issue of being taken into custody at the time of plea. We will have the opportunity to address sentencing issue and a later date and will let you know when to send those letters. Please note the last date to mail letters and get them forwarded to Judge Conen is January 19th. letters written late still could make it but the 19th insures your voice is heard for sure!
Write your letter to:
Judge Jeffrey Conen
Case number 2008CF00430
Mail letter to:
Lisa Maggiore
Office of District Attorney
Safety Building RM 615
821 West State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Any questions can be emailed to MikeysLastRide@gmail.com
Friday, January 9, 2009
Breaking News from Court Friday January 9th
As reported here there is a new Judge over seeing the case Judge Jeffrey Conen. Judge Conen was unable to be in the courtroom this morning so court was not officially is session and scheduling maters were handled off the record by the attorneys and the Judge's clerk.
Today's court appearance was scheduled for a final pretrial, this was to be the latest date any motions to limit or throw out any evidence or testimony could be made. In fact the district attorney's office was set to move forward with a motion, however it looks as if that may not be needed now as the defense attorney has asked that the mater be set for plea hearing. The court is showing in it's one line records that the mater is now set for a plea hearing with a projected guilty plea for January 29th at 1:30PM.
It is my understanding that the defendant Ms. Kathleen Boland will plea guilty to Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle and to Homicide by Use of Vehicle with PAC both class D Felonies. Sentencing will be left completely to the judge with no recommendations being made as part of any plea type deal.
We are currently working on a couple of issues that we would like to address prior to January 29th court date and will need your help by writing a letter to the Judge. Please check back at this site by Monday January 12th we will have complete detail on how you can help Mikey by writing a letter. These letters need to be done fast as they need to be in the District Attorney's office at least one week prior to the court date on January 29th.
Again be sure to check back here on Monday January 12!!
Today's court appearance was scheduled for a final pretrial, this was to be the latest date any motions to limit or throw out any evidence or testimony could be made. In fact the district attorney's office was set to move forward with a motion, however it looks as if that may not be needed now as the defense attorney has asked that the mater be set for plea hearing. The court is showing in it's one line records that the mater is now set for a plea hearing with a projected guilty plea for January 29th at 1:30PM.
It is my understanding that the defendant Ms. Kathleen Boland will plea guilty to Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle and to Homicide by Use of Vehicle with PAC both class D Felonies. Sentencing will be left completely to the judge with no recommendations being made as part of any plea type deal.
We are currently working on a couple of issues that we would like to address prior to January 29th court date and will need your help by writing a letter to the Judge. Please check back at this site by Monday January 12th we will have complete detail on how you can help Mikey by writing a letter. These letters need to be done fast as they need to be in the District Attorney's office at least one week prior to the court date on January 29th.
Again be sure to check back here on Monday January 12!!
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