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for the case against 39-year-old Darrell Brooks.
Brooks has been charged
with six counts of intentional homicide,
61 counts of recklessly endangering safety
with a dangerous weapon, and a number of other charges.
A year earlier, police say Brooks met up
with his ex-girlfriend and they had an argument.
Brooks then drove his mother's car
into a crowd of people
during the Waukesha Christmas parade
Six people between the ages of 8 and 81 were killed
and over 60 were injured.
Brooks fled the scene on foot,
but showed up a short time later on the front steps
of a stranger's home less than a mile away.
[knocking on door]
A doorbell camera captured Brooks
pleading to use the owner's telephone.
Police who'd been patrolling the area spotted Brooks,
who fit the description of the suspect.
And he was taken into custody.
When police interviewed Brooks,
he claimed not to know why he was there.
[officer] Tell me what happened.
[Brooks] With what?
[officer] With the car.
[officer] Your mom's car.
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and one misdemeanor.
He considered a number of pleas,
including not guilty by reason of mental defect,
before ultimately deciding to plead not guilty.
Today, at a pre-trial hearing,
Brooks falls asleep during testimony,
which gets the attention of the prosecutor.
I've observed that for about the past 40 minutes,
Mr. Brooks appears to be asleep in the courtroom.
I don't know if he's just being disrespectful,
uninterested, or if he's not feeling well.
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Brooks becomes irate
when Judge Jennifer Dorow reminds him
that the proceedings are being recorded.
[Dorow] Mr. Brooks, the livestream is on.
Mr. Brooks, look at...
[Dorow] Mr. Brooks.
[officer] Don't push back, then.
-Mr. Brooks. -Don't push back.
[Brooks speaking]
[Dorow] Mr. Brooks, we have to continue with this hearing.
[Dorow] Nobody put their hands on you.
[officers] Stay seated.
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Brooks decided to act as his own lawyer...
I just want this to be fair and it hasn't been fair.
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And it's disrespectful to me
that you think I would come in here purposely
and treat this like a joke or a game.
Your life is not on the line. Mine is.
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and into an adjacent one
to argue his case remotely.
We are back on the record.
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as Brooks removed his clothes
and turned his back to the camera.
And later built himself a miniature fort
using cardboard boxes.
The trial lasted three weeks,
and when both sides came to rest,
it took the jury less than three hours
to return with a verdict.
Guilty on all 76 charges,
including six counts of intentional homicide.
Before Brooks is sentenced,
several family members deliver impact statements to the court.
It offends me that you're sitting here breathing
while she is not.
You are a monster.
You deserve contempt and death.
As for me, this will never be over
until the day I'm pissing on your grave.
I think it would be fair to say that for your crimes,
even God hates you.
Mr. Brooks, I hope as I read my statement,
you continue to roll your eyes.
I think it's important for the world
to see what human rot looks like.
Yeah, shake your head.
There's nothing this court can do
that would provide justice in my eyes.
So all I ask is that you rot
and you rot slow.
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to life in prison with no chance for parole.