Darrell Brooks case; Extension of the deadline for appeal requested by the lawyer

WAUKESHA, Wis. – For the fifth time, Darrell Brooks’ attorney has filed a motion to extend the time to appeal his conviction in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack trial.

Brooks’ court-appointed attorney, Michael Covey, was scheduled to file paperwork for an appeal by Friday, Oct. 18. District Attorney Sue Opper, who prosecuted the case, told FOX6 News that the missed deadline likely will not impact Brooks’ ability to appeal.

A few days after being sentenced to life in prison in late November 2022, Brooks submitted a handwritten notice of his intention to seek post-conviction appeals, writing that there were “clear questions of law and legal facts” in his case. He requested representation from the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office for an appeal.

Brooks represented himself during his trial. Brooks killed six people and physically injured dozens more while driving an SUV through Waukesha’s Christmas parade on November 21, 2021.

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Brooks was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision after a jury convicted him of all 76 counts related to the parade attack. Brooks was sentenced to six consecutive life sentences plus 766 years in prison.

Brooks is being held at the Dodge County Correctional Institution in Waupun.