TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN NEUMANNS CASE

January 2007 — Leilani Neumann opens Monkey Mo’s Coffee Shop in Weston.
March 23, 2008 — 11-year-old Madeline Kara Neumann dies.
March 31, 2008 — The Neumanns reopen Monkey Mo’s. It was closed following Kara’s death.
April 28, 2008 — A criminal complaint against the Neumanns is filed by Marathon County prosecutors.
April 30, 2008 — The Neumanns make an initial court appearance, where they are charged with second-degree reckless homicide.
May 7, 2008 — Dale Neumann is found indigent, and the court appoints him an attorney at county taxpayer expense.
June 10, 2008 — The Neumanns waive their right to a preliminary hearing, and Judge Vincent Howard orders them to stand trial.
Aug. 19, 2008 — The Neumanns plead not guilty.
Oct. 31, 2008 — The Neumanns close Monkey Mo’s.
Dec. 1, 2008 — Judge Howard refuses to dismiss charges.
Dec. 22, 2008 — Separate trial dates are announced, Leilani on May 14 and Dale on July 23.
March 31 — The court appoints an attorney for Leilani at county taxpayer expense.
April 2 — The Neumanns file a motion to find District Attorney Jill Falstad in contempt for failing to return some of the couple’s possessions by a court deadline.
April 7 — Falstad wins a Marathon County judicial election. She will take her position as a judge in August.
April 10 — The contempt motion is withdrawn.
May 14 — Jury selection begins for Leilani Neumann trial.
May 15 — Jury of seven men, seven women, including two alternates, is picked.
May 16 — Leilani Neumann falls ill during opening statements.
May 18 — Prosecutors call their first witness.
May 21 — Prosecutors rest their case. The defense rests without calling a witness.
May 22 — The jury finds Leilani Neumann guilty of second-degree reckless homicide.
July 23 — Jury selection begins for Dale Neumann trial.
July 24 — Jury of eight men, six women, including two alternates, is picked.
July 25 — Opening statements made in Dale Neumann trial.
July 28 — Prosecutors call Leilani Neumann to testify after granting her immunity.
July 29 — Prosecution rests. Defense calls its first witness.
July 30 — Dale Neumann testifies in his own defense.
Aug. 1 — The jury finds Dale Neumann guilty of second-degree reckless homicide.
Aug. 5 — Howard allows Neumanns to leave the state to visit family.
Sept. 15 — U.S. Bank filed foreclosure proceedings in Marathon County Circuit Court against the Neumanns’ village of Weston home after they defaulted on their $250,000 bank loan.
Tuesday — Dale and Leilani scheduled to be sentenced.

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