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   WAUKESHA - Darrell Brooks Jr., the man accused of killing six   
   people and injuring dozens of others in the 2021 Waukesha   
   Christmas Parade, will try to establish that he was not mentally   
   competent when reportedly he drove through the crowd.   
      
   The only hitch, discussed at a hearing Tuesday, was which mental   
   health doctor should evaluate him as part of a process tied to   
   his plea of not guilty by reason of mental defect, commonly   
   called an insanity plea.   
      
   As it turns out, three doctors will each do the job   
   independently.   
      
   The defense attorneys for the 40-year-old Milwaukee man   
   announced the plea change during a June 20 change of venue   
   hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court. As part of that plea,   
   Brooks will have to be examined to provide the court and all   
   attorneys with expert information on his mental state.   
      
   But Brooks' attorneys and the Waukesha County District   
   Attorney's Office had struggled to determine who should conduct   
   the examination, a matter which became more urgent after Brooks   
   recently declined a visit at the Waukesha County Jail from the   
   doctor initially appointed by the court.   
      
   Dr. Deborah Collins, who had been on retainer with the district   
   attorney's office, was appointed in a written order June 21.   
   When Collins tried to meet with Brooks in the Waukesha County   
   Jail, she reported that he declined, saying he first wanted to   
   discuss her role with his attorneys.   
      
   More:Insanity defense is a rarely successful legal strategy   
      
   The problem was that the state had initially contacted Collins   
   to provide a report before she was subsequently appointed by the   
   court. That didn't sit well with defense attorneys Jeremy Perri   
   and Anna Kees, who said the initial financial offer from the   
   state created a conflict and disqualified Collins for the court-   
   ordered role.   
      
   As an alternative, the defense had requested Dr. Melissa   
   Westendorf, who works in the same office as Collins. The   
   misunderstanding, and the defense request for Waukesha County   
   Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow to clarify and reconsider who the   
   court should appoint, was the basis for Tuesday's hearing.   
      
   While not stating outright that Collins could be legally   
   disqualified under state law to serve in the court-appointed   
   role, Dorow acknowledged how the situation might be troublesome.   
      
   "It's problematic," Dorow said. "I completely respect (the   
   state) wanting to retain an expert in this case and for this   
   issue, but I want to err on the side of caution."   
      
   In Collins' place, Dorow appointed two doctors, Christopher Tyre   
   and John Pankiewicz, to examine Brooks on behalf of the court to   
   see if he qualifies for the insanity defense. Collins will be   
   retained by the state to serve a similar role.   
      
   Brooks' plea change from "not guilty" to "not guilty by reason   
   of mental defect" came at the tail end of the June 20 hearing,   
   the primary focus of which was for a ruling on the defense   
   request for a change of venue for the trial. Dorow ruled against   
   that request.   
      
   Dorow also earlier ruled that the trial date, scheduled to begin   
   Oct. 3 and span four weeks, will not be delayed.   
      
   Any reports from experts, including those from mental health   
   doctors evaluating Brooks, must be filed by Aug. 19 to comply   
   with the court's mandated schedule.   
      
   Because of the sheer number of victims and witnesses, the court   
   also ordered a special process of screening jurors through a 19-   
   page questionnaire, totaling 100 questions, to assure they have   
   no direct connections to those who might testify or have had   
   contact with in recent months.   
      
   Brooks is charged with 83 criminal counts, including six counts   
   of first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous   
   weapon (his vehicle), 61 counts of first-degree recklessly   
   endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon, six counts of   
   hit and run involving death, and six counts of homicide by   
   vehicle involving the use of a controlled substance.   
      
   All charges stem from the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy on   
   Nov. 21, when Brooks is accused of driving past police blockades   
   and striking parade participants, seemingly at random.   
      
   Brooks remains in the Waukesha County Jail on a $5 million bail.   
      
   Contact Jim Riccioli at (262) 446-6635 or   
   james.riccioli@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jariccioli.   
      
   https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/crime/2022/0   
   6/28/darrell-brooks-pleads-insanity-not-guilty-by-reason-mental-   
   defect-waukesha-christmas-parade-tragedy/7757016001/   
      
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