Motion Made To Acquit Dennis Brantner Of Beck Murder Charge

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The attorney for the 63-year-old Kenosha man suspected of murdering Berit Beck argues trying his client a second time for her murder would be double jeopardy. Craig Powell filed a motion in Fond du Lac County Court last Friday on behalf of his client Dennis Brantner. Powell has asked Judge Gary Sharpe to acquit Brantner and block a second trial. District Attorney Eric Toney says his office is requesting a second trial. A jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in Brantner’s murder trial in June and were dismissed. Toney says the judge never ruled it a mistrial, but could make a decision on that during a September 6th motion hearing. Meanwhile Brantner is serving a six year and seven month sentence for drug possession that stemmed from a search at the County Jail when he was booked for Beck’s murder. Beck was murdered in July of 1990.

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The attorney for the 63-year-old Kenosha man suspected of murdering Berit Beck argues trying his client a second time for her murder would be double jeopardy. Craig Powell filed a motion in Fond du Lac County Court last Friday on behalf of his client Dennis Brantner. Powell has asked Judge Gary Sharpe to acquit Brantner and block a second trial. A jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in his murder trial in June and were dismissed. Powell argues in the motion that evidence against Brantner is circumstantial and a second trial would be double jeopardy. Some decisions on the case will occur during a September 6th motion hearing. Meanwhile Brantner is serving a six year and seven month sentence for drug possession that stemmed from a search at the Fond du Lac County Jail when he was booked for Beck’s murder. Beck was murdered in July of 1990.