Class F Felony penalties

Which charges are Class F felonies?

Numerous charges in Wisconsin qualify as Class F felonies.  For example, here are a few:

• Sexual exploitation of a child (if defendant is under 18 at time of offense)
• Causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity (if victim is under 13)
• Causing mental harm to a child
• Manufacturing distributing, or delivering cocaine, marijuana, heroin, or meth
• Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance
• Mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse
• Theft over $100,000.00
• Burglary
• First-degree recklessly endangering safety
• Operating a commercial vehicle while intoxicated causing death
• Physical abuse of a child
• Stalking
• Second-degree reckless injury
• Incest: sexual intercourse between blood relatives
• Human trafficking, pimping
• Sexual exploitation by therapist
• Child sex offender working with children
• Physical abuse of a child: failing to act to prevent great bodily harm

How does Meyer Van Severen defend my felony case?

All felony cases are different.  They’re certainly even different from misdemeanor cases, where the stakes are not as high.  There are a few ways we attack Class F felony charges.

For example, a possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance case may focus on law enforcement stopping a suspect vehicle.  The police certainly need a reason to stop the suspect vehicle.  That reason to stop the vehicle relies on two principles: reasonable suspicion and probable cause.  In short, reasonable suspicion means law enforcement believes a crime is about to occur, or just occurred, based on the circumstances.  For example: the car is in a high crime area, there were gunshots in the area, the car was operating near bar time, and the car was swerving in its lane.  Probable cause means law enforcement believes the conduct justifying the stop was criminal.  For example: The car was speeding.

In a first-degree recklessly endangering safety trial, perhaps there’s a simple strategy: the defendant acted with regard for human life.  This is important because an element of the crime requires that the defendant act with “utter disregard for human life.”

Why should I hire Meyer Van Severen, S.C. for my criminal case?

Finally, defending criminal cases is our specialty.  A significant amount of those cases are certainly Class F felonies.  Would you hire a train engineer to fly your airplane?  It’s for that reason we certainly believe hiring a criminal defense specialist is crucial to your defense.  The train engineer is going to crash that airplane.  You tell us how that divorce attorney is going to successfully defend your homicide case.  Sure, it’s certainly possible.  But is that really the attorney you should hire?

Secondly, our criminal defense attorneys dedicate 100% of their practice to criminal cases.  We certainly don’t work on divorce cases.  If you face any kind of criminal charge, we answer phones 24/7 at (414) 270-0202.  Give us a call today.