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Feb 5, 2020

Increasing penalty for battery against nurses among 16 bills signed into law

An increase in the penalty for battery against nurses and mandatory genetic testing in court paternity actions are among the newest changes to Wisconsin law. Gov. Tony Evers signed 16 bipartisan bills on Wednesday.

Jan 22, 2020

Senate passes amended public defender pay parity bill

Wisconsin public defenders are on pace to receive pay parity with state prosecutors. The state Senate on Tuesday passed an amended version of Senate Bill 468 to provide a pay-progression plan for assistant state public defenders.

Jun 2, 2015

Lawmakers OK mandatory minimum sentence for felons caught with guns

Lawmakers have approved a proposal that would require a minimum sentence for convicted felons who violate the prohibition of possessing a firearm and for convicts who use firearms to commit a felony.

Mar 20, 2014

Assembly votes to increase surcharges for felonies, misdemeanors

Criminals would have to pay an additional $20 in court-imposed surcharges for each felony or misdemeanor count they are convicted of under a bill passed by the state Assembly on Thursday.

Sep 27, 2013

Bill would make some sleeping deaths a felony

A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to make it a felony to harm or kill an infant by co-sleeping while intoxicated.

Apr 5, 2012

US justices to decide if marijuana crime justifies deportation

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether an alien’s state-law conviction for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute constitutes an “aggravated felony” justifying deportation, even though the record of conviction does not show that the underlying conduct would constitute a felony under federal law.

Feb 23, 2012

US Supreme Court: Immigrants can be deported for filing false tax return

Resident aliens committed a deportable offense by filing a false tax return that resulted in the federal government sustaining a loss in revenue in excess of $10,000, the U.S Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision.

Aug 2, 2011

Bill would reduce threshold for felony theft

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would lower the threshold for felony retail theft. Under current state law, anyone who steals merchandise worth more than $1,500 would be guilty of a felony. Rep. Joel Kleefisch’s bill would reduce that cutoff to $500. The measure also would require anybody selling […]

Jan 13, 2011

State seeks reversal of contractor’s conviction

By Marie Rohde Wisconsin’s attorney general is asking an appellate court to overturn a contractor’s conviction on nine felonies of theft, fraud and embezzlement because the prosecutor secretly demanded the victims pay the cost of a key expert witness. “It’s rare for the state to make a full confession of reversible error in a criminal […]

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