Tag: Public order

Aiding a felon is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. at (414) 270-0202 to discuss your case and representation. Aiding a felon is a crime in Wisconsin that penalizes individuals who act with the intent to prevent the apprehension of a felon, harbor or aid a felon.  This isn’t a charge…

Facing charges for obtaining information generated by a GPS device?  Contact us.  (414) 270-0202 Obtaining information generated by a GPS device is a crime that occurs when an individual intentionally tracks the location or movements of another with a global positioning device.  The device itself must’ve been placed without the victim’s consent.  Importantly, the defendant…

Section 940.315(1)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes – global positioning devices Placing a GPS device on another’s vehicle without consent is defined in section 940.315(1)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes.  The law is as follows: 940.315 Global positioning devices. (1) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (a) Places a global positioning device or…

Improper use of a flag is a Class A misdemeanor in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. to discuss representation: (414) 270-0202 Improperly using a flag in Wisconsin is a serious misdemeanor offense.  Importantly, improper use of a flag does not refer to crimes related to destroying or damaging a flag.  Instead, this offense…

A treason conviction will result in a sentence of life in prison.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. to speak with some of Wisconsin’s best criminal defense attorneys: (414) 270-0202 Treason isn’t often included in the list of crimes that have the potential to send you to life in prison.  More sensational offenses, such as…

Sedition is a Class F felony in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office, S.C. at (414) 270-0202 to speak with our Wisconsin criminal defense attorneys. Sedition charges are incredibly serious, and usually result after planning to or attempting to overthrow state or federal government.  Generally speaking, sedition is a Class F felony, and Class F…

Election bribery is a felony.  Contact the Milwaukee criminal defense lawyers at Van Severen Law Office for help: (414) 270-0202 While we regularly hear of plenty of drama surrounding the elections, election bribery is not frequently mentioned by name.  But this criminal charge is a serious one.  Election bribery in Wisconsin is a Class I…

Election threats, and certain interferences with voters, is a felony in Wisconsin.  Contact Van Severen Law Office for help: (414) 270-0202 With the growing contention surrounding elections, election threats have become commonplace around the country.  Wisconsin is no exception, and state law punishes individuals for interfering with others as they’re voting.  While not all interferences…

The law: section 302.095(2)(a)1 of the Wisconsin Statutes – delivering articles to inmate Section 302.095(2)(a)a of the Wisconsin Statutes provides us the definition of the law regarding delivering items to an inmate.  It indicates: (a) Any officer or other person who does any of the following contrary to the rules or regulations and without the…

Possession of pepper spray by a felon is a misdemeanor in Wisconsin.  Contact the criminal defense attorneys at Van Severen Law Office for help: (414) 270-0202 While many felons recognize they cannot possess firearms for the rest of their lives, many don’t realize that possession of pepper spray by a felon is a crime in…