WAUKESHA, Wis. - Prosecutors in the Darrell Brooks trial on Wednesday, Oct. 12 followed the path of the SUV that plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade in November 2021 – as more state witnesses share their perspectives on what happened.
Brooks appeared in a suit and tie Wednesday for the third straight day. During the first week of trial, he wore his orange jail uniform Wednesday-Friday.Brooks filed his 13th subpoena with the court Wednesday morning, calling the state of Wisconsin to testify.Judge Jennifer Dorow noted, "That's an entity, not a person, sir."SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 NewsBrooks asked for a "legal basis" for why he would not be able to call the state, telling Dorow it is his right under the Sixth Amendment to face his accuser.Dorow told Brooks, "We have to have a person named, sir, so that they can come and testify.
You only have an entity name."Darrell Brooks During arguments on this issue, the state agreed with the court.Brooks argued, "How can they not be subpoenaed to testify if they're the plaintiff?
I have the right to face my accuser. My accuser is the state of Wisconsin."He added that none of his 12 other subpoenas included addresses because "a lot of the paperwork that I have doesn't have the people's addresses on there." Despite that, he said, these subpoenas were accepted.Dorow said Brooks' 13th subpoena would be kept on file, but she would not require the state to testify in this case.