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Candidate Spotlight Randy Koschnick, Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Honorable Randy Koschnick has almost 25 years of legal experience, having served many roles in the law – as a public defender, in a prosecutor’s office, and most recently as a Judge for the Jefferson County Circuit Court and Deputy Chief Judge for the 3rd Judicial District The Honorable Randy Koschnick has almost 25 years of legal experience, having served many roles in the law - as a public defender, in a prosecutor’s office, and most recently as a Judge for the Jefferson County Circuit Court and Deputy Chief Judge for the 3rd Judicial District. Judge Koschnick has also served as a Board Member of the Criminal Law section for the State Bar of Wisconsin, which consists of prosecutors and defense attorneys who provide opinions and advice on pending legislation before the courts. Judge Koschnick has also participated in what is popularly known as “The Bloody Shirt Case” (State v. Knapp). The Judge presided over a case at the trial level where he ruled that a bloody shirt police had seized from the defendant’s home was admissible despite the fact that the defendant had not been read his Miranda rights. The case was appealed and Justice Abrahamson voted with a majority of the court to reverse admission of the shirt based on a reading of federal law. The case was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that the Wisconsin court’s reading of federal law was incorrect, and the decision of the lower court was vacated. On remand, Justice Abrahamson ruled with a majority of the justices again to keep out the bloody shirt, but this time the ruling was based on the Wisconsin constitution – a basis not even considered the first time around. This decision gave Wisconsin criminal defendants rights more expansive than in any other state in the country. In State v. Post, Justice Abrahamson cast a lone vote that the Sexual Predator Commitment Statute (Wis. Stat. Ch. 980) was unconstitutional. In doing so, Justice Abrahamson compared the “danger” posed by sexually violent criminals with the “danger” posed by the ruling of the majority and the law itself, which had been passed by our legislature and signed by the governor.1 It’s time for a change on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Randy Koschnick is an award-winning judge who reformed the court system in Jefferson County to speed up case disposition, and save money to tax-payers. He was recognized by the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of its 2008 Leaders in the Law, and he is endorsed by a number of Sheriffs, Judges, District Attorneys, and even former Justices who served with his opponent. Join today and find out how you can help the campaign: Visit www.koschnickforjustice.com, e-mail info@koschnickforjustice.com, or call 608-575-7344. 1. “Despite its attempt to recast punishment as ‘treatment for the good of the criminal,’ chapter 980 punishes rather than treats; its focus is on dangerousness and deterrence rather than on mental illness, mental disorder, or a ‘mental condition component.’ And most important, in their approach to the problem posed by violent sex offenders, chapter 980 and the majority foster legal fictions which are in themselves dangerous”. State v. Post, 197 Wis. 2d 279, 364 (Wis. 1995) (emphasis added). Authorized and paid for by Koschnick for Justice, Christian Gossett, Treasurer
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