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Not since the OJ Simpson trial has a defendant found a more believing jury or a verdict so shocked a community as when Chris Van Wagner won an outright acquittal (not guilty verdict) for his client, Robert Meng, who had all but admitted to the crime. Attorney Chris Van Wagner said, "The jury believed him..." Obviously so.
 
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Van Wagner & Wood | Headliners | Murder | Negligent Handling of a Dangerous Weapon | Robert Meng Not Guilty

Robert Meng Not Guilty First Degree Intentional Homicide

Not Since O.J. Simpson's Trial has a jury been more believing

Honorable George Curry Presiding
Grant County Circuit Judge
Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Meng gave police several accounts of what happened on October 8th when Patricia Day Schreiner of Patch Grove was killed in a trailer on Meng's 300-acre dairy farm.

During the trial, however, Meng told the jury the shooting was accidental -- he didn't handle guns very much, and he didn't know the trigger safety was off. So, Meng said, he burned Schreiner's body out of fear no one would believe the shooting was accidental. For good measure, he also burned her and her car.

Not since the O.J. Simpson trial has a defendant found a more believing jury. On the charge of first-degree homicide, the 12 jurors could not reach a unanimous decision. On the much less serious charge of negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, the jury found Meng not guilty -- even though he virtually admitted as much himself.

"The jury believed what Bob Meng told them about the shooting and that he lied to police when he was arrested," Meng's attorney, Chris Van Wagner, said moments after the verdict was announced. Obviously so.

Wisconsin State Journal, Reprinted with permission.

State of Wisconsin -v- Robert Meng
Charge: First Degree Intentional Homicide

After an accidental shooting, Meng was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and negligent handling of a dangerous weapon. The jury acquitted (found Meng not guilty) of both murder (first-degree intentional homicide) and negligent handling of a dangerous weapon. Meng's attorney, Chris Van Wagner, said that the jury believed Meng. The jury sees all of the evidence and hears all of the testimony. Sometimes, a person just needs to be sitting on the jury and hearing the evidence presented in defense of a murder charge to understand a not guilty verdict.

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Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys handle Federal cases throughout the state of Wisconsin and Federal appeals cases throughout the nation. The attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood have handled Federal cases for more than twenty years, cases and appeals ranging from Federal conspiracy, drug charges of possession, intent to deliver, sell, distribute controlled substance, securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, domestic terrorism, Internet crimes money laundering, to kidnapping.

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Wisconsin Sex Crimes Defense Attorney Christopher Van Wagner & Attorney Tracey Wood - Van Wagner & Wood - Madison, Wisconsin defend people who are under criminal investigation for a sex crime, who have been arrested and charged with a sexual assault offense or other sex crimes such as child pornography (kiddie porn), lewd & lascivious behavior, first, second, third and fourth degree sexual assault, enticement, solicitation, and rape, and who have already been convicted of a sexually related crime by a Wisconsin Circuit Court.

Van Wagner & Wood's criminal law defense lawyers frequently appear in Wisconsin Circuit Courts in Madison, Wisconsin for Dane County; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin for Chippewa County Circuit Court; Menomonie, Wisconsin for Dunn County Circuit Court; Eau Claire, Wisconsin for Eau Claire Circuit Court; Lancaster, Wisconsin for Grant County Circuit Court; Monroe, Wisconsin for Green County Circuit Court; Mauston, Wisconsin for Juneau County Circuit Court; La Crosse, Wisconsin for LaCrosse County Circuit Court; Wausau, Wisconsin for Marathon County Circuit Court; Sparta, Wisconsin for Monroe County Circuit Court; Stevens Point, Wisconsin for Portage County Circuit Court; Janesville, Wisconsin at Rock County Circuit Court; Baraboo, Wisconsin at Sauk County Circuit Court; Wisconsin Dells at Columbia County Circuit Court; Wisconsin Rapids at Wood County Circuit Court; Waukesha, Wisconsin at Waukesha County Circuit Court; Elkhorn, Wisconsin at Walworth County Circuit Court. They also appear at Oneida Circuit Court in Rhinelander, Wisconsin; Langlade Circuit Court at Antigo, Wisconsin.

If your case is in another area of Wisconsin, please contact an attorney at Van Wagner & Wood to discuss it.