Should I hire my own attorney if a district attorney is working on it?
You cannot do that. Crimes can only be prosecuted by the District Attorney, who represents the State of Wisconsin, the the individual victim. You,...
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You cannot do that. Crimes can only be prosecuted by the District Attorney, who represents the State of Wisconsin, the the individual victim. You,...
Once you pay a ticket, you have plead guilty to the ticket. There may be a process to reopen, but probably not worth the time and effort. Also,...
Yes, you could be. On top of that, failing to appear in court will lead to additional charges for bailjumping being filed. Bailjumping would be a...
The determination at a preliminary hearing is that of "probable cause." People are not "found guilty" at a prelim. And probable cause only needs to...
You need to hire a lawyer ASAP. This is not a do it yourself project. Also, you need to be aware that there is a mandatory revocation of your...
You only don't do a direct appeal is in the event there needs to be a Post-Conviction Motion filed before the circuit court. Such a motion is only...
First of all, CCAP isn't an official court record. You would have to look at the Judgment of Conviction document to determine what he was actually...
No. The expunction law in Wisconsin only applies to criminal convictions. A municipal ordinance citation is a non-criminal charge, and therefore,...
State and Federal can both prosecute for the same conduct, it is not a double jeopardy violation. US Supreme Court (just last month) in Gamble v....
To add to what Atty. Witt said, you mentioned that the road "is 40 MPH literally right around the corner". It doesn't matter that the speed limit...