Skip to main content
Milwaukee Murder Lawyer
Homicide Header
Charged With
Homicide?

Felony Murder Defense Milwaukee, Wisconsin

What are the penalties for Felony Murder?

When you are facing homicide charges in Milwaukee, or anywhere in Wisconsin, you need the best homicide defense lawyers  in Milwaukee.

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.

A homicide conviction will change your life forever. Choose the Milwaukee criminal defense lawyers at Birdsall Muller LLC for your defense. It will be the most important decision you make. Our Milwaukee homicide defense attorneys will work aggressively to defend your case.

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.


Contact the best Milwaukee Homicide Defense Lawyers.

Call Birdsall Muller LLC.

Attorneys John A. Birdsall and Nicole A. Muller 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 Muller LLC will know how to confront, confidently and efficiently... and win your case.

Our Homicide Defense Lawyers in Milwaukee know how to confront and challenge illegal police action, whether it's improper search technique or other violations, if we find that your constitutional rights were violated, your case could be dismissed.

Simply put, our law firm has the best homicide defense attorneys Wisconsin has to offer. Contact our Milwaukee Criminal Attorneys at Birdsall Muller LLC.

Homicide Defense


FREE & CONFIDENTIAL

Start Building Your Case

Tell us what happened. Your free, one-time consultation is completely confidential — no pressure, no judgment.

Contact Wisconsin's criminal defense attorneys at Birdsall Muller

1219 N. Cass Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202


Birdsall Muller Milwaukee Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyers

Milwaukee criminal defense attorneys dedicated to protecting your rights, your record, and your future. We fight for your rights.

MILWAUKEE OFFICE

1219 N. Cass Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

(414) 831-5465
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.