Retail theft in Wisconsin quickly becomes a felony.  Contact one of our top criminal defense attorneys immediately: Retail theft is the kind of charge that might sound relatively harmless.  Unfortunately, it isn’t, and if you’re accused of shoplifting from a business, you’ll face a quickly escalating penalty scheme.  Retail theft starts as a Class A…

Receiving stolen property in Wisconsin is potentially a felony.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. immediately at (414) 270-0202 for help Receiving stolen property charges in Wisconsin become more serious as the value involved increases.  The charge starts as a Class A misdemeanor (for offenses involving less than $2,500.00) and escalates to a Class G…

A threat to a law enforcement officer is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact us immediately at (414) 270-0202 for representation. A threat to a law enforcement officer is a Class H felony in Wisconsin.  That means upon conviction, the charge carries a maximum penalty of 6 years in prison and a $10,000.00 fine.  Importantly, this…

Threat to a prosecutor: what is it?  Section 940.203(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes The Wisconsin Statutes define crimes throughout the state.  Section 940.203(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes deals specifically with threatening a prosecutor.  The law says: (2) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm or threatens to cause bodily harm to the person or family member of any…

Section 943.28 of the Wisconsin Statutes – Loan Sharking Section 943.28 of the Wisconsin Statutes defines loan sharking.  The statute indicates: (1)  For the purposes of this section: (a) To collect an extension of credit means to induce in any way any person to make repayment thereof. (b) An extortionate extension of credit is any extension of credit…

Roe v. Wade Decision Roe v. Wade introduced the concept of a constitutional “right to privacy” that it said had been intimated in its earlier decisions Meyer v. Nebraska and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, which involved parental control over childrearing, and Griswold v. Connecticut, which involved the use of contraception.  Moving forward, the Court ruled that regardless of which…

What does Section 943.23(5) of the Wisconsin Statutes prohibit? Section 943.23(5) of the Wisconsin Statutes prohibit removing a major part of a vehicle without the owner’s consent.  The law says: (5) Whoever intentionally removes a major part of a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a Class I felony. Whoever intentionally removes…

Battery to a prosecutor is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact our criminal defense lawyers at (414) 270-0202 for help. Battery to a prosecutor is a Class H felony in Wisconsin.  That means if you’re convicted of this offense, you face a maximum possible penalty of 6 years, $10,000.00 in fines, or both.  This is a…

A threat to a judge is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact us immediately at (414) 270-0202 for representation. A threat to a judge is a felony in Wisconsin.  While normally threatening a non-judge qualifies as disorderly conduct (a Class B misdemeanor), this charge is punishable as a Class H felony.  Class H felonies in Wisconsin…

Production of child pornography – Wis. Stat. 948.05(1m) Section 948.05(1m) of the Wisconsin Statutes prohibits production of child pornography: (1m) Whoever produces, performs in, profits from, promotes, imports into the state, reproduces, advertises, sells, distributes, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute, any recording of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct may be penalized…