Felony Murder Defense Milwaukee and Sheboygan

What are the penalties for Felony Murder?

When you are facing homicide charges in Milwaukee, Sheboygan or anywhere in Wisconsin, you need the homicide defense lawyers Sheboygan and Milwaukee depend upon for homicide defense.

Felony murder carries the penalty of 15 years in prison and quite simply put, felony murder is when the defendant causes the death of another person while committing (or attempting to commit) a felony. This only applies to certain felonies.

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Which felonies align for felony murder?

aggravated battery
battery
substantial battery
battery to an unborn child
battery by prisoners
battery or threat to a witness
battery or threat to a judge/prosecutor
law enforcement officer
sexual assault
false imprisonment
kidnapping
arson
burglary
operating a vehicle without owners consent
armed robbery

What is Felony Murder?

Felony murder is covered in section 940.03 of the Wisconsin Statutes:

Whoever causes the death of another human being while committing or attempting to commit a crime specified in s. 940.19, 940.195, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.225 (1) or (2) (a), 940.30, 940.31, 943.02, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1), or 943.32 (2) may be imprisoned for not more than 15 years in excess of the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law for that crime or attempt.

The penalty is 15 years above and beyond the other felony, so the defendant is facing two combined penalties - one for the felony murder charge and the other for the actual felony.

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Attorneys John A. Birdsall and Kirk B. Obear are Milwaukee criminal attorneys who have won countless cases over the past decades. Their aggressive defense strategy is unsurpassed and has placed them among the best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Milwaukee.

Homicide charges many times carry special circumstances that only the Milwaukee criminal lawyers of Birdsall Obear & Associates will know how to confront, confidently and efficiently... and win your case.

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Our lawyers are simply the best homicide law firm Wisconsin has to offer. Contact our Milwaukee Criminal Attorneys at Birdsall Obear & Associates.