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The following document is a post-hearing memorandum that Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, submitted to the court following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Wenke suffers from a mental disease or defect warranting involuntary treatment. Passafiume outright accuses the prosecution’s expert…

The transcripts below (contained within two separate PDF viewers) feature word-for-word accounts of what was said during an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Luke Wenke needed involuntary mental health treatment. The proceedings took place on February 18th, 2025 and April 10th, 2025 at the Robert…

Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in May of 2025 while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York. Luke Wenke Appeal – Letter May 22nd, 2025 CASE #23-6964, DOC. #21 Katie Mentions: 7 To read a…

Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained on federal remand at the Niagara County Jail in March of 2025. USA v. Luke Wenke Appeal – Letter March 17th, 2025 CASE #23-6964, DOC.…

In August of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating his federal supervised release by indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim (the Minnesota attorney, referred to in court documents as “Victim 1”). He was sentenced to time served and 34 months of continued probation. At…