It’s here! The application and forms to take advantage of President Obama’s executive order allowing certain undocumented individuals the opportunity to apply for a deferred action. Those eligible for deferred action will be given the opportunity to stay in the US without fear of deportation and may be granted permission to legally work in the US. Please …
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Traditionally, Wisconsin has had less-stringent penalties for drunk driving offenses. However, in the last five years the state has toughened these laws. Still, Wisconsin only imposes fines, not jail time, on most Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) 1st offenses. However, these 1st offenses still carry a stiff fine, embarrassment, costly demerit points, and the social stigma …
A large swath of criminal law deals with a single concept: possession. Almost every criminal case that involves a controlled substance or firearm will come do to whether the accused possessed contraband. What is possession? Generally there are two forms of possession, physical and constructive. Physical possession is an easy concept-the contraband was in the …
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Every criminal offense has a series of “elements” or facts that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. A strong defense sometimes consists of an attack on just a single element of the crime. In a recent dismissal of an SEC action for insider trading out of the Northern District of Illinois, the district …
In 2010, Wisconsin law enforcement made 35,577 arrests for OWI/drunk driving offenses. Like any task performed numerous times, OWI/drunk driving investigations vary in how well they are performed. If you were arrested for an OWI/drunk driving offense, and believe you were not intoxicated or that the police erred in their investigation, it is important to …
