Court Error – Double Jeopardy

By: Derek Hawkins//November 8, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Travis D. Williams

Case No.: 2016AP2253-CR

Officials: Reilly, P.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ

Focus: Court Error – Double Jeopardy

After a traffic stop in Kenosha County, Travis D. Williams tried to elude law enforcement officers by leading them on an eighteen-mile, high-speed chase that ended in Racine County. He was charged first in Racine County and then in Kenosha County with attempting to flee an officer as a repeater and was convicted on his no-contest and guilty pleas, respectively. After his Kenosha County conviction, Williams filed a motion alleging that a second conviction for the single offense of fleeing an officer violated his right to be free of double jeopardy. The motion was denied.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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