UP: Judy Schwaemle. The Dane County deputy district attorney speaks up in favor of $25,000 compensation for Anthony Hicks, who spent five years in prison on a rape conviction, later overturned. Schwaemle, who prosecuted Hicks in 1991, tells the State Claims Board that 'were I today presented with all the facts of this case, Mr. Hicks would not even be charged with this crime.' The justice system is not perfect, but honorable people like Schwaemle serve it well.
DOWN: Madison Police Department. Veteran officer Thomas Kiesow receives a 10-day unpaid suspension for an October incident in which he allegedly drove drunk while off-duty. Sgt. Phil Moore, who had stopped Kiesow, gets a letter of reprimand for not detaining him or giving a sobriety test upon smelling alcohol on Kiesow's breath.
