WISCONSIN VIOLENT ASSAULT CASES

Three-Count Case — Full Acquittal

Felon in Possession of a Firearm — Not Guilty

Battery to a Police Officer — Not Guilty

Reckless Endangerment — Not Guilty

Substantial Battery — Not Guilty

Obstructing an Officer — Dismissed

Disorderly Conduct — Dismissed After Winning Intoxication Motion

Substantial Battery — Dismissed

Battery by Prisoner — Dismissed

Facts: The defense proved the fight was a consensual exercise, not battery.

Resisting & Obstructing an Officer — Dismissed

Shooting a Gun at a House — Dismissed

Facts: The client was accused of shooting a gun into his ex-girlfriend's house while children were present, and the State presented an eyewitness who testified the client was the shooter. Extensive investigation revealed the witness lied and that someone unrelated to either of them was responsible. The State still would not dismiss.

Multiple Domestic Violence Allegations — No Charges, No Immigration Consequences

Facts: Multiple counts of domestic violence and domestic abuse were alleged following a fight with the client's wife. The client was not a U.S. citizen and faced both prison and deportation.

Student Arrested at a Protest — Name Removed from CCAP

Facts: A university student was arrested along with a large group of protestors.

Battery to a Police Officer — Reduced to a Misdemeanor

Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult — Plea Withdrawn, Reduced to Misdemeanors

Facts: The client was the caregiver for his elderly uncle and was accused by hospice workers of failing to properly care for him and allowing him to live in filthy conditions. On the advice of previous counsel, he had pled guilty, then retained our firm on a motion to withdraw the plea. We won the motion, set the case for trial, and the charges were amended to misdemeanors over the State's strenuous objections.

Short-Barreled Shotgun — Deferred Prosecution

Youth Football Coach — Misdemeanors Only After Pre-Charging Negotiation

Facts: The client coached many youth sports teams in a small community. While he was coaching his son's football team, another player made an illegal block that seriously injured his son. The client pushed the other boy out of the way to reach his son, and several witnesses alleged he picked the boy up, spun him around, and "body slammed" him. The allegations drew heavy media coverage and calls for prison. A dual court-and-media strategy was used while the State asked for jail and a felony; pre-charging negotiations resulted in only misdemeanor charges.

Accidental Shooting of a Neighbor — Reduced to Misdemeanor Battery

Facts: The client held an underage drinking party and invited a neighbor. They argued while the client was showing off his gun-handling skills, and while they wrestled for the gun, it discharged, striking the neighbor in the stomach.

Felony Battery to an Officer — Reduced to Misdemeanor Battery

Facts: Charged with Felony Battery to a Law Enforcement Officer, Disorderly Conduct while Armed, and a Dangerous Weapons charge. The client was arrested at her home after officers received a complaint that she was causing a disturbance. When officers tried to take her into custody she resisted vigorously, punching and kicking an officer in the groin.

Waving a Fake Gun on the Freeway — Amended to a County Ordinance

Facts: One count of criminal disorderly conduct for waving a fake gun at another driver on the freeway. The client thought he was pointing it at his friend, but it was actually an off-duty undercover officer.