NOTABLE CASES
Violent & Domestic Crimes
Charge: Intentional Abuse of Vulnerable Adults/Bodily Harm. Client was caregiver for elderly uncle. Accused by Hospice workers of failing to properly care for him and allowing him to exist in filthy conditions. With prior counsel, the client plead guilty to the charge on advice of previous counsel, then retained us on the motion to withdraw plea. We won the motion to withdraw plea, and set the case for trial. The charges were amended to misdemeanors after strenuous objections by the state.
Venue: Washington County
Date: 2008
Result: Plea to misdemeanors, 18 months probation.
Charge: Possession of a short barreled shotgun
Venue: Manitowoc
Date: September 2008
Result: Negotiated a deferred prosecution agreement for client avoiding felony conviction and prison exposure
Charge: Obstructing an Officer
Venue: Kewaunee
Date: April 2008
Result: Case dismissed after defense counsel produced affidavit from a state’s witness corroborating the defendant’s story that he told the police making the police the liars
Charge: Disorderly Conduct
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: March 2008
Result: Prosecution dismisses case after the defense files a winning motion allowing involuntary intoxication defense to be argued to the jury
Charge: Hit and Run
Venue: Sheboygan
Date: February 2008
Result: Defendant found not guilty at jury trial after the defense shows the jury that the state has offered no evidence in regards to multiple elements of the offense.
Charge: Battery, Disorderly Conduct. Client was coach of many youth sports teams in small community. Was coaching his son’s football team when another player performed an illegal block on client’s son causing serious injury. Client pushed other boy out of the way to get to his son. It was alleged by several witnesses that client picked the boy up, spun him around and “body slammed” him to the ground. These allegations received heavy media coverage prompting calls for prison. A duel court, media strategy was employed as the state was asking for jail and a felony. Precharging negotiations resulted in issuance of only misdemeanor charges.
Venue: Milwaukee County
Date: November 2007
Result: 18 months probation, community service
Charge: Substantial Battery
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: May 2007
Result: Case dismissed on prosecutor’s motion after the defense demanded the production of the witnesses and evidence
Charge: Injury by Negligent Use/Weapon/Explosive, Battery, Disorderly Conduct, resulting from the client having shot a neighbor. Client held an underage drinking party and invited neighbor. They got into argument as client was showing off his gun handling skills. While wrestling for the gun, it discharged striking neighbor in the stomach.
Venue: Racine
Date: March 2007
Result: Amendment to Misdemeanor battery, 2 years probation
Charge: Reckless Endangerment of Safety and Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: January 2007
Result: Defendant found not guilty by jury after the state’s witness is systematically undermined during cross-examination
Charge: Battery to a Police Officer
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: August 2006
Result: Defendant found not guilty at jury trial when jury believes two officers are not telling the truth
Charge: Reckless Endangerment of Safety
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: July 2006
Result: Client found not guilty at jury trial after under intense cross-examination, the jury finds all three state’s eye witnesses incredible
Charge: Substantial Battery
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: May 2006
Result: Defendant found not guilty at jury trial after defense catches the alleged victim changing his story on the witness stand during trial
Charge: Felony Battery to a Law Enforcement Officer, Disorderly Conduct while Armed, Dangerous Weapons charge. Client was arrested at her home after officers received a complaint that she was causing a disturbance. When trying to take her into custody, she resisted vigorously and punched and kicked the officer in the groin.
Venue: Milwaukee
Date: February 2005
Result: Amendment to misdemeanor battery, dismissal of Armed portion of the charge, dangerous weapons charge dismissed, 3 years probation, no jail, community service.
Charge: 1 Count of criminal Disorderly Conduct based on waving a fake gun at another driver while on the freeway. Client thought he was pointing it at his friend, but it was actually an off-duty undercover officer.
Venue: Racine County
Date: December 2004
Result: Amended to county ordinance, $100.00 fine.
Charge: 1 count Battery by Prisoner. Defense was able to prove that the fight was a consensual exercise, not battery.
Venue: Racine County
Date: September 2004
Result: Dismissed
Charge: 1 count Resisting and Obstructing an Officer.
Venue: Racine County
Date: September 2004
Result: Dismissed
Charge: 1 count disorderly conduct - domestic violence. Self-defense: client accused of pushing and punching sister with estranged mother as state’s witness. Investigation showed inconsistencies in witness’ statements critically weakening the state’s case.Investigation produced witness who supported self-defense.
Venue: City of Sturgeon Bay, WI
Date: April, 2004
Result: Dismissed
Charge: Multiple counts of Domestic Violence and Domestic Abuse were alleged, following a fight with his wife. Client was not a U.S. citizen and faced both prison and deportation.
Venue: Milwaukee County
Date: February, 2003
Result: Following extensive negotiations with the DA, no charges were filed and no immigration consequences.
Charge: 1 count Battery Domestic Violence, 1 count Disorderly Conduct Domestic Violence, and 1 count Theft of Movable Property in the Domestic Violence context. Client was Hmong and allegations were made by angry family members in an attempt to leverage their position in a family dispute.
Venue: Sheboygan County
Date: August 2002
Result: Dismissed
Charge: 2 Counts Felony Failure to Support Child (120+ days). Client’s girlfriend pressed charges to gain leverage in their custody dispute.
Venue: Sheboygan County
Date: June 2001
Result: All charges dismissed.
Charge: Client accused of shooting a gun into ex-girl friend's house. Children were present during the incident and the state presented an eyewitness that testified client was shooter. Extensive investigation revealed that the witness lied and that someone completely unrelated to either one of them was responsible. However, the state would not dismiss.
Venue: Milwaukee County
Date: January 1993
Result: Dismissed