Attorney Charles K. Kenyon Jr.'s Legal Cases

DUI and DWI

Felony OWI/DUI/DWI Drunk Driving

Sep 01, 2012

OUTCOME: Misdemeanor, 29 days jail, probation

Client was charged with felony OWI / DUI / DWI in Wisconsin. At a contested preliminary hearing persuaded judge to reduce it to misdemeanor. At sentencing on the misdemeanor the guideline sentence was ... 9 months jail, recommended by the prosecutor. Argued for probation and 29 days jail instead, to allow for treatment to succeed. Final resolution was 2 years probation and 45 days in jail with treatment requirements.

Criminal defense

Child Abuse and Bail Jumping

Jan 01, 2012

OUTCOME: Not guilty, dismissed

Client was charged with intentionally head-butting his daughter. In Wisconsin it is a felony to intentionally cause bodily harm to a child. The defense was that although their heads had contacted, it w ... as an accident, non-intentional. After he was charged with this a condition of his bail was that he have no unsupervised contact with his daughter. After being admonished by a family court judge that he had to maintain his ties with his children, he called his daughter and wished her a Happy Birthday on her birthday. He was charged with a separate felony for this. The first charge went to jury trial, the second was dismissed the day before the separate jury trial on that was set to start.

DUI and DWI

OWI - Breathalyzer has fudge factor.

Jul 25, 2011

OUTCOME: Not guilty, dismissed

Client charged with criminal OWI and had a breathalyzer BAC reading of .08. At jury trial argued that her driving was fine and that field sobriety tests did not prove anything. Breathalyzer has a built ... -in fudge factor that means a .08 reading does not mean that a jury will know her alcohol level was .08. Defense had expert that was not used. Defendant did not testify.

DUI and DWI

Fourth Offense OWI - Drunk Driving

Jan 01, 2006

OUTCOME: reduced to reckless driving

Client was driving a fully loaded semi truck. Stopped for being overloaded. During write-up asked to take breath test because of three prior drunk driving charges. Test result .25.

Criminal defense

Multiple Personality Explains Away "Confession"

Jan 01, 1993

OUTCOME: Acquitted on that charge.

Client was charged with sexually assaulting a young girl. After he was arrested he was questioned by a police officer about it and agreed with officer that he had molested the girl. Defense was that th ... e personality being questioned was that of a child, itself, simply agreeing with authority figure.

Criminal defense

Undercover police officer lies for living argument.

Jan 01, 1986

OUTCOME: Not guilty, dismissed

Delivery of Marijuana charged based on testimony of undercover police officer. Argued at trial mistaken ID and that the undercover officer lied as a part of his job on a regular basis.

Charles K. Kenyon Jr.'s Legal Cases (6)

Felony OWI/DUI/DWI Drunk Driving

Child Abuse and Bail Jumping

OWI - Breathalyzer has fudge factor.

Fourth Offense OWI - Drunk Driving

Multiple Personality Explains Away "Confession"

Undercover police officer lies for living argument.