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Contact Van Severen Law Office to discuss your first or second degree recklessly endangering safety case.  Phone calls are answered 24/7 at (414) 270-0202 Our criminal defense lawyers have worked on 1st degree recklessly endangering safety and 2nd degree reckless endangering safety cases.  Van Severen Law Office is a Milwaukee, WI criminal defense law firm…

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What is kidnapping? Section 940.31 of the Wisconsin Statutes describes kidnapping.  There are two versions: Kidnapping is a Class C felony if any of the following occur: Using force (or threatening imminent force) the defendant carries another from one place to another without consent.  The defendant intends to cause the victim to be secretly confined…

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Charged for violating a temporary restraining order or an injunction? Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 to discuss your violating a restraining order or injunction case. Violating a temporary restraining order or injunction is a crime commonly charged throughout Wisconsin.  Frequently the charge includes domestic violence modifiers.  In Milwaukee you'll often encounter this...CONTINUE READING

How do we win my possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle case? We will certainly talk about the details of your case at your initial consultation.  At that meeting, you and one of our criminal defense lawyers can sit down and spend as much time as necessary to figure out your case.  Once we’ve…

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What are the elements of the offense? Wisconsin Jury Instruction Criminal 1250 provides the elements of first degree reckless injury.  We list them below: The defendant caused great bodily harm to the victim; and The defendant caused great bodily harm by criminally reckless conduct; and The circumstances of the defendant’s conduct showed utter disregard for…

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Examples of property crime: Burglary Burglary generally involves the taking of property from a dwelling, boat, truck, or home.  Secondly, burglary can also involve the defendant’s desire to commit a felony in any of those locations. Robbery Robbery involves the taking of property from the person of another.  Secondly, robbery can be with use of…

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