Wolfe has maintained that he is not guilty of the murder and the killing was in self-defense after Carter, his domestic partner, came at him with a knife. Marquis moved for the mistrial late Friday morning, some time after Paul's testimony was concluded. He did so after Wolfe asked him to seek a mistrial. I have to because the appellate court will take me to task if I don't. Assistant District Attorney Sue Opper argued that most people outside the legal profession do not understand the difference between jail and prison.
Jails are for misdemeanor offenses and short-term stays and sentences up to one year.
Prisons are for felony offenders. He denied the motion. Also Friday, the two Brookfield officers who interviewed Wolfe after his arrest in Milwaukee said Wolfe gave three different versions of how Carter died. In the first, Wolfe denied he was present. In the second, he said he left Carter's residence while Carter and a black man named Buzz were kissing, but returned to find Carter had been stabbed.