How Families Find Themselves On The Hook For Drug Transportation Charges If you’ve ever read a news story about a family faced with drug transportation charges, you may not be too surprised. After all, if it happened under one roof, they probably all knew about it and evidence must have shown that the family was involved, right? Not necessarily. The truth of the matter is that being brought up on drug transportation charges doesn’t require active or even primary involvement in...

Understand Wisconsin’s Sexting Laws Sexting, the act of sending sexually explicit or nude images or text via a cell phone, is becoming more prevalent. As of 2015, Wisconsin’s legal code treated sexting as part of its child pornography laws. While there is a movement to change that and give sexting its own set of penalties, the fact remains that sexting can get you into a lot of trouble with life-changing consequences. If you are being charged with sexting, you need the help...

A 4th offense OWI is now a felony in Wisconsin Any OWI offense in Wisconsin carries significant penalties. As of April 25, 2016, though, a 4th offense OWI became even more critical: it now creates an automatic felony if you are convicted. Rather than an extra misdemeanor, the felony can be a burden when you are applying for a job or a loan. Thus, it is more important than ever to avoid multiple OWI convictions, and to get strong legal representation from a Madison criminal lawyer if you are...

Road Rage incidents explained by Madison WI Criminal Defense Attorney Driving on busy highways and city streets can lead to tension between you and other drivers. Unfortunately, this sometimes leads to aggressive, dangerous driving that causes an accident or gives way to a physical altercation. If you assault a person in this situation, you become subject to criminal charges that go well beyond the costs of repairing the damage to your car and the car of the other driver. Our Madison WI criminal...

Your right to a Preliminary Hearing in Wisconsin The state of Wisconsin offers those charged with a felony the right to a preliminary hearing, also called a prelim or preliminary examination. This portion of the court case happens early, within 10 to 20 days of the defendant’s first appearance in front of the judge, depending on whether the defendant is in custody or not. What happens during a prelim is often a source of confusion for people who haven’t been through it before....