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Kenosha County Eye has heard from many defense attorneys that Carli McNeill (D) is a terrible trial prosecutor. She’s lost many serious cases at trial in front of a jury. In contrast to McNeill, Michael Graveley (D), the current DA, told KCE that he can only recall losing once or twice in his career, which is nearly three times longer than McNeill’s. Graveley is, objectively, a skilled trial prosecutor. He commands the courtroom and knows how to convince a jury of someone’s guilt.
Unfortunately for Graveley, he has recently only taken on clear-cut, high-profile cases, which explains his high conviction rate. He opted not to prosecute the Kyle Rittenhouse case because he recognized it was unwinnable. His deputy, Carli McNeill, was the one who charged Rittenhouse but ultimately chose not to prosecute the case, knowing it would be very difficult to win.
KCE decided to take a look at McNeill’s trial history and found it to be abysmal. Prosecutors should be at about 95%. They, after all, decide which cases to charge, continue, and finally, take to a jury. They shouldn’t take cases to a jury they know they can’t win. We made a public records request to Graveley and one to the Clerk of Courts, Rebecca Matoska (D). We were surprised that the lists we received were different. It could be that they used different methods, or that the intentionally didn’t want us to have accurate records. We don’t know. Carli wins about 59% of her cases that we have records of. This means that she has one of the lowest conviction rates in the state. McNeill has achieved some victories, including cases supported by DNA evidence and others with full confessions. Given the state’s virtually unlimited resources, it’s expected that she would win some cases.
We are focusing on some of her high-profile loses:
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MJ was charged with:
Armed Robbery
Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
Bail Jumping x 2
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Possession With Intent Marijuana
Police and prosecutors alleged that MJ took out a gun and told a man “this is a robbery!” Money was allegedly taken. Police found MJ and the gun. They also found 22.8 grams of marijuana in individual baggies.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES.
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KG was charged with:
Felony First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety – Use of a Dangerous Weapon
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Police and prosecutors alleged that KG was involved in a shooting that occurred in the 4500 block of 37th Ave where three gunshots occurred.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety.
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MM was charged with:
Felony Substantial Battery
Disorderly Conduct
Police and prosecutors allege that MM beat a man so badly in a bar fight, that the man lost consciousness.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
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RN was charged with:
Felony Strangulation and Suffocation
Battery
Disorderly Conduct
Police and prosecutors allege that RN strangled a man and beat him into unconsciousness.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
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MB was charged with:
Felony Substantial Battery/ Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct/ Domestic Abuse
Police and prosecutors allege that MB put out a lit cigarette on his girlfriend’s face causing serious injury.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
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TJ was charged with:
Felony Strangulation and Suffocation / Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct / Repeater / Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct / Repeater / Domestic Abuse
Battery
Criminal Damage to Property
Police and prosecutors allege that TJ strangled his live-in girlfriend and broke her phone because of an argument.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES except one misdemeanor charge of Disorderly Conduct.
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TC was charged with:
Felony Strangulation and Suffocation
Battery
Disorderly Conduct
Bail Jumping
Police and prosecutors allege that TC choked and beat his girlfriend in a hotel room.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
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KJ was charged with:
Battery / Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct / Domestic Abuse
Police and prosecutors allege that KJ was intoxicated and punched her dad in the mouth, causing injury.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
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JN was charged with:
Felony Substantial Battery – Intend Bodily Harm
Felony Strangulation and Suffocation
Disorderly Conduct
Police and prosecutors allege that JN strangled his girlfriend at a motel, choked her, and committed disorderly conduct.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON Felony Substantial Battery – Intend Bodily Harm. The rest were found guilty.
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JD was charged with:
Battery / Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct / Domestic Abuse
Police and prosecutors allege that JD pushed his girlfriend and she almost fell over during an argument.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON Battery / Domestic Abuse, Guilty On DC
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In what could be considered one of the most ironic cases, McNeill faced off against her opponent, defense attorney Xavier Solis, in a jury trial.
NP was charged with:
Felony Possession with Intent / Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Police and prosecutors allege that NP had a glass of marijuana in his car. They said it he was a drug dealer.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON Felony Possession with Intent / Marijuana
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OM was charged with:
Battery, Domestic Abuse
Disorderly Conduct Domestic Abuse
Police and prosecutors alleged that OM pushed his wife and punched her in the head with a closed first. He later pushed her onto the bed and held her down by her neck.
McNeill took this case to trial. NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES.
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Opinion:
An Oregon court rightfully warned: “A charge that one has committed a felony and should undergo a trial on the charge is, short of a conviction and sentence, the gravest act by which the state confronts one of its citizens. Whether or not a conviction follows, prosecution alone imposes heavy burdens on the defendant.”
So when talking about McNeill’s terrible trial records, she has either done one of two things – she let bad guys go free by being incompetent, or she took innocent people to trial. Either one is equally as abhorrent. She is ruining lives either way.
McNeill is running around the community saying that Solis “never prosecuted a case” in his life. She’s right, but he has been to trial many times as a criminal defense attorney and won. A defense attorney in this County is “David” and the DA’s Office is “Goliath.” Yet, he still wins. McNeill criticizes Solis for winning trials, but that’s his job, right? We have a constitution to protect the rights of everyone. If McNeill had her choice, Rittenhouse would be in prison at this very moment. Instead, he had the right to a fair trial and got one. He was acquitted of all charges.
Would you rather have a terrible prosecutor, or a new prosecutor that will act ethically? Solis is the better choice. If she can’t win trials, how can she run a DAs office?
44 Responses
GREAT STORY AND GREAT RESEARCH TO SHOW WAY XAVIER IS THE CHOICE WE NEED. THANKS KEVIN
She looks a pig
Pigs look much better
Put on a lot of weight since singing for Journey.
You mean meatloaf?
Why on earth are you celebrating KCE’s donation to Womens Alliance and pretending to support women but bashing and belitting a female attorney’s appearance or commenting on anyones physical presentation? What a hypocritical and ugly thing to do. Comment on the facts of the matter, not what someone looks like. pathetic.
Are you sure she identifies as a women? How dare you assume based on looks?
The problem is when you get her in front of a jury and she is trying to make her case the jury is looking at her. They are watching her mannerisms and when her belly becomes untucked from her shirt this becomes what she looks like.
Are you prejudiced against overweight people? What if she had a lazy eye, used a wheelchair, or was an amputee? I believe those factors shouldn’t matter in a prosecution.
As a person who struggles with weight, I have no prejudice against her weight. However, if you are running for public office, how you dress, act, and carry yourself speaks volumes! You can be overweight and still look professional. She looks messy and unkempt. Did she just roll out of bed? Girl, at least brush your hair and tuck in your shirt! I’ve never seen her, met her or heard her argue a case. Based purely on how she presents herself, she looks lazy, tired and unorganized. Not someone I want making decisions for our city.
Crooked Carli is a terrible prosecutor. So let us not forget all the cases she dismisses and refuses to prosecute.
Put on a lot of weight since singing for Journey.
Kenosha County citizens deserve a decent District Attorney’s office, because ours has been nothing but a meat grinder for years. We don’t need another insider pulling the same nonsense. Vote for Xavier Solis because we need change in that office.
Scary picture Carli.
This explains why Kenosha’s crime has skyrocketed. She is weak! Vote Xavier Solis! Let’s get Kenosha back from the criminals! Make Kenosha Great Again! 🙏
The whole country is crime infested
Biggest crooks work at city hall and Kenosha county building along with unpleasant prairie.
Don’t forget about KUSD!!!!!
Her mother raised her right. Mom was always fighting against abortion and the McNeils were always in church.
Go back to your roots Carli.
What happened?
Her mother volunteers at Planned Parenthood. Liberal nut jobs
Probably trying to stop abortions, not for them. Unless she did a 180.
No. She supports abortions. ’ve never seen her with our Christian Soldiers outside Planned Parenthood. They are not conservative, quit wishing for something they are not.
She is a tool of the system. A fool doing the bidding of the system
She is Angelina’s tool. Not the only one, just one more.
Perfectly captures the bewilderment that’s behind the eyes in that brunette head.
Voting for her is voting for more crime and corruption. We need change!
No one currently employed in the DA’s office should be promoted to run it. We’ve had enough incompetence and corruption.
Ashley from Hardcore Pawn.
She is the WORST, how does she still have a job !!!
She is vindictive dishonest and very corrupt, We need are DA office to be for are city honestly and effective and be leaders of our justice system.
Great job KEVIN keep up the Great work, expose these bottom feeders and get them out of are public offices!!!!
I feel we finally have a police chief that is effective and look at the Great Job kpd is doing to make are city better again,
don’t know much about the new sheriff, however time will tell.
We need are city back from the corrupt officials, who are no better than the pervs and criminals that we have here.
we need to clean house at that DA office and start Fresh.
Disturbing to see how many domestic violence cases have walked.
I’m moving out of this shit hole. When I leave, you all come together like butt cheeks.
This prosecutor must’ve been mentored by Kamala Harris.
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She’s not a prosecutor! She’s a social justice warrior, fighting to keep criminals ON the streets! Sickening! Citizens and Police be damned!
Looks like more of Graveley’s nonsense if you vote for her. I’m going with Solis, we need new leadership in the DA’ s office that will crack down on the corrupt behavior that exists there.
This is a legitimate concern since prosecutors generally choose the cases they bring to trial, although occasionally a jury or judge simply gets it wrong. When I prosecuted I very rarely “lost “ since questionable cases are normally pled out.
Ok, so what is Solis’ record as a defense attorney? How many cases has he actually taken to trial?
Isn’t that relevant here?
Neither of these candidates are qualified from a trial lawyer standpoint.
Again, two bad choices, neither are going to going change much of anything that goes on here.
My feeling is, if I were accused of a criminal offense, I’d want her prosecuting me. My chances of acquittal look pretty good!!
People only hate her because of her transition. Trans have rights too!
o please , DO you job who cares what you are !!! DO YOU JOB OR LEAVE !!!
She looks like like a man.
They only want her in there to continue to help the corruption continue for Kenosha!
They only want her in there to continue to help the corruption continue for Kenosha! Sad that people don’t realize it.