State of Wisconsin v. Earl L. Parr

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with irst-degree reckless injury and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

On May 22, 2020, the State charged Earl L. Parr with one count of first-
degree reckless injury and one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety,
both with the use of a dangerous weapon, as a result of a shooting that occurred on
May 15, 2020, resulting in injury to G.S. and endangering M.M.2 As alleged in
the criminal complaint, G.S. was outside cleaning his mother’s car when his friend
M.M. approached him and told him that he “had gotten into it” and needed help.
Shortly thereafter, G.S. and M.M. heard gunshots. Eyewitnesses to the shooting
indicated that a gold Ford Taurus drove by and a passenger shot a rifle while
hanging out the window. M.M. identified Parr in a photo array as the shooter.

A jury ultimately returned a verdict finding Parr guilty of first-
degree reckless injury and first-degree reckless endangering safety, but the jury
did not find that Parr committed either offense with the use of a dangerous
weapon. Parr was subsequently sentenced to thirteen years of imprisonment,
bifurcated as eight years of initial confinement and five years of extended
supervision.

Affirmed