Gregory Juedes appears in court Jan. 2, 2025, on charges he killed his father, Daniel. (Image courtesy Outagamie County courts/Pexip)
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Prosecutors want a second opinion on if there’s a basis for Gregory Juedes to proceed with the so-called insanity plea for allegedly shooting his father 15 times, killing him.
Juedes, 46, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Nov. 24 death of Daniel Juedes Sr., 74, at a home on S. Sanders Street in Appleton. He’s also charged with attempted to flee an officer, and resisting, after allegedly leaving the scene and being arrested in Kaukauna.
Juedes entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, often referred to as the insanity plea. The first report on if there’s a medical basis for the plea was done by doctor hired by the defense, and was completed earlier this summer. In court Tuesday, the state said it will seek a second opinion.
The results are scheduled to be discussed Oct. 10.
No trial date has been set.
If the plea is maintained and the case goes to trial, the jury would first determine if Juedes is guilty or innocent. If he is convicted, the jury would then decide if Juedes suffered from a mental disease and was unable to discern right from wrong. If the jury accepts that argument, Juedes would be committed to a mental health facility. If the jury rejects it, he would be sentenced to prison.
A conviction for first-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life prison.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded to the home about 7:35 a.m. A neighbor reported hearing 10 gunshots. Police entered the home, found Juedes Sr., but there were no signs of life. A total of 14 ammunition casings were found in the home.
A short time later, police located Juedes’ vehicle. Eventually, a PIT maneuver was used to stop his vehicle. Juedes ran, police used a Taser to subdue him, and Juedes continued to resist arrest.
During the trip to the hospital to treat Juedes, he commented on the murder.
“I think I got him with every round. And then one in the back of the head for good measure,” the complaint quotes Juedes as saying to police. “I went back to check (to) make sure he was down for the count.”
No motive is cited in the eight-page complaint.
An autopsy “identified 15 gunshot wound tracks to the victim and located three fully intact bullets from the body,” the complaint states.
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