BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – The conviction against a 40-year-old Winnebago man who threatened a Brown County judge has been upheld.
The state appeals court has ruled the 14-year prison sentence should stand for John Phillips Sr.
Phillips Sr. sent an envelope filled with white powder, that turned out to be baby powder, to a Brown County judge in June 2009.
Along with the powder was a letter threatening the judge, the judge’s family, and the district attorney.
Phillips appealed the 2011 conviction, arguing the presiding judge was biased since he worked in the same courthouse as the judge who was threatened.
The state appeals court says Phillips did not meet the burden of proof to show the judge was biased.
