Brandon J. Mueller was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and mutilating a corpse in conjunction with the strangulation death of his girlfriend, Renee Redmer (on January 5, 2009), and the burning of her body and disposal of her remains in Lake Winnebago. Renee Redmer’s family reported her missing in January 2009, and Mueller was arrested in July after a tip to police.
Four times between 1998 and 2008, Brandon Mueller was convicted of domestic-abuse-related crimes involving other women and was named as the respondent in four domestic abuse temporary restraining orders. Renee Redmer had been dating him for only one month prior to her death.
According to court records:
• Mueller was convicted in 2008 of disorderly conduct, with a domestic violence enhancement, and served 20 days in jail.
• In 2002, Mueller was sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years' probation after he was convicted of disorderly conduct, with enhancement penalties of domestic abuse, being a habitual criminal and using a dangerous weapon.
• In 1998, Mueller was convicted of intimidating a victim with a domestic abuse enhancement penalty and served four months in jail.
• Also in 1998, Mueller was sentenced to three years' probation for criminal damage to property with an enhanced penalty of domestic violence.
Mueller (DOB 4/3/73) has 25 cases listed on WCCA including repeat domestic abuse violations against different women, battery, and use of a dangerous weapon.
https://wcca.wicourts.gov/pager.do;jsessionid=CBDC94C8531BAC7BAB8401AB053AA83B.render6?cacheId=3B6EC344C8D88FAC43B367122C954AAA&offset=0&sortColumn=0&sortDirection=DESC; http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Wisconsin/Polk-County-WI/Brandon-J-Mueller.1757471.html
Brandon Mueller was not in jail or prison in October 2005. So far, I haven’t been able to pin down where Mueller lived at that time (he had been released from a correctional facility earlier that year). If anyone else can help me out with a connection between Mueller and Manitowoc/Calumet/surrounding area during that time, much appreciated. Mueller’s most recent address around that time was in Brookfield, WI, interestingly, only 15-20 minutes from where the RH lives.
Based on Steven's note from KZ's tweet, the 'just like last time" really stood to me. Habitual criminal commits a crime for which Steven is convicted of, then habitual criminal goes on to commit an identical crime yet the MCSD don't connect the dots. Obviously this is pu
... keep reading on reddit ➡Forgive the ignorance; I'm reasonably well versed in arm chair law and even considered law school once before technology seduced me. Criminal law, though, is one thing I don't know that much about.
Basically, what I'm looking for is if there's a name for the idea where if you commit a given crime repeatedly, the possible or minimum penalties increase for each subsequent violation. One variant I've seen discussed before is around DUIs/DWIs.
For your first offense, let's say the standard general penalty is a $2500 fine, one week in jail, one month's probation, and no driving for that month. For your second offense in the hypothetical scheme, the penalty would be $5000, two weeks in jail, two months probation/no car. Third offense is $10k, one month jail, four months restrictions, then fourth offense is $20k, two months, eight months; fifth is $40k, four months, sixteen months, and just sort of open-ended scaling like that.
Is there an actual name for that idea? It sorta would look like this in execution, as I've heard it described.
| Offense | Jail time | Penalty | Probation/suspended license after release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 week | $2500 | 1 month |
| 2 | 2 weeks | $5000 | 2 months |
| 3 | 1 month | $10,000 | 4 months |
| 4 | 2 months | $20,000 | 8 months |
| 5 | 4 months | $40,000 | 16 months |
| 6 | 8 months | $80,000 | 32 months |
| 7 | 16 months | $160,000 | 64 months |
| 8 | 32 months | $320,000 | 128 months |
| 9 | 64 months | $640,000 | 256 months |
| 10 | 128 months | $1,280,000 | 512 months |
And so on, no upper limit or boundary; if you somehow made it to 15 DUIs in the hypothetical, your 15th conviction would be basically a life sentence. Is there a name for this concept or idea in law, for additional reading? I know it's not a "three strikes" thing but more of a "dig your own legal grave thing", but I'm at a loss for the right terminology.
As an aside, if anyone is game, what would be the pros and cons to such legislation for crimes (not DUI specifically, but in general)?
Does anyone know if there's a limit on the length of time between crimes when it comes to Habitual Criminal charges in Colorado? My fiance was just convicted (wrongly) of a felony, and is facing a Habitual Criminal trial for having three felonies in his past. His last felony was in 2003 and he worked really really hard to turn his life around. Do we have any hope at all of avoiding the habitual criminal multiplier? The statute is confusing me. I don't know if the 10-year limitation is based on the "Little Habitual" or the "Big Habitual" or both.
Someone, please help me if you can. I'm at my wits end and so scared that I'm never going to see him again.
Verified? (This bot cannot verify AMAs just yet)
Date: 2016-03-25
Link to submission (No self-text)
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| How much longer do you have on your sentence? | I'm not currently incarcerated. |
| How much of that do you think you'll have to serve? | None since I have no pending cases. |
| What level prison are you in now? | None. |
| How many cellies? | Just my baby mama. |
| Did you join a gang? Which one? | I've been a crip since my youth, when I'm locked up I clique up with 6o. |
| You say you have "people to feed" so how are you feeding them from the inside? | Not locked up right now but I do the same thing I do when I'm out, take from the weak and flip. On the outside a gram of weed is say $15, on the inside it goes for pretty much double. |
| You say you won't tolerated being disrespected and I can understand this when locked up but that attitude doesn't work on the outside so, what's your plan to change that mind set when you get out? | That attitude does work on the outside, I'm a man of morals, If you don't have morals you aint a man. If you stand in my chest and say fuck me imma bat you in your shit so hard you won't see straight for a week and if I don't, i'm a hoe. |
| What's the one single thing you don't have in your cell that would make your time more tolerable? | Excuse my profanity but some ass big brother, If I could just get lil ole thick red bone with an ass like a horse, I swear to god imma put a welcome home doormat in front of more cell lmao!! |
[What's the one single thing in your c
... keep reading on reddit ➡
