Author name: Casper Mehlos Law Group

Most property crimes fall into one of three categories: crimes that damage someone’s property, crimes involving the theft of another person’s property, or crimes committed to defraud other people for financial gain. Unlike many other types of crimes, property-crime conviction can have a much more serious impact on your future employment opportunities. That is because […]

In Wisconsin, it is illegal to be in possession or attempt to be in possession of certain controlled substances, including illegal Schedule 1 drugs such as cocaine, or even certain prescribed controlled substances without a valid prescription.  The penalty for possession depends entirely on the type of substance involved.  If at any time prior to

In Wisconsin, it is illegal to manufacture, deliver or distribute controlled substances. These offenses have a corresponding penalty depending on the schedule and amount of the substance involved. Manufacturing, Delivering or Distributing Cocaine: One gram or less is a class G felony More than one gram but less than five grams is a class F

To charge someone with Maintaining A Drug Trafficking Place, the government must prove that you kept or maintained a certain type of facility (such as a building, car, etc.), which you used for manufacturing controlled substance or used for distributing controlled substances. The offense is a Class I Felony with a maximum penalty of 3.5

In order to be found guilty of Intimidation of a Witness or Victim, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you knowingly or attempted to prevent or persuade a witness or victim from either attending or giving testimony at trial or another legal proceeding. In Wisconsin, Intimidation of a Witness or Victim is

First-Degree Sexual Assault is a Class B felony and is the most severe sexual assault charge in Wisconsin. It carries a maximum penalty of up to 60 years in prison if convicted, except for the situation of having sexual contact and/or intercourse with a child under the age of 13 years that results in great

First-Degree Intentional Homicide is a Class A Felony. It is the most severe charge a person could face in Wisconsin. If convicted, the maximum penalty for a First-Degree Intentional Homicide is life imprisonment. To be found guilty of First-Degree Intentional Homicide, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you intentionally killed another human.

Felony Murder is an aggravating penalty that is charged when there is evidence that a person accused of a crime may have caused the death of another person while committing one of certain felony offenses. In order to be found guilty of felony murder, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you caused

In Wisconsin, drunk and drugged driving are offenses that range in severity from non-criminal Forfeiture offenses (first offense without aggravating facts) to Felony offenses with severe penalties. Because there are complicated consequences related to loss of your driver’s license and the terms of your operating privileges based on merely being charged with an drunk or