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A Green Bay man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his 18th drunken-driving conviction.
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Read More »Green Bay man gets 5 years in prison for 18th OWI conviction
Supreme Court: DOT driving record sufficient proof of man’s decades-old OWI conviction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Department of Transportation driving record can serve as sufficient proof of a man's decades-old OWI conviction.
Tagged with: operating while intoxicated OWI State of Wisconsin v. Alfonso C. Loayza Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Read More »Green Bay teen arrested after crash threw passenger in river
Police say a 17-year-old girl from Green Bay has been arrested for drunken driving after a crash on the Main Street Bridge flung her passenger into the river.
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Read More »Assembly OKs tougher sentences for repeat drunken drivers
Repeat drunken drivers would spend more time behind bars under a bill the state Assembly passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday.
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Read More »Charges of defying law, building ‘straw man’ written in split Supreme Court opinion
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed a decision on a subject-matter-jurisdiction dispute relating to an OWI case from Ozaukee County.
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Read More »Supreme Court to decide if warrantless searches OK after OWI arrests
A case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court questions when police officers have reasonable belief to conduct searches without warrants after an arrest.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »Man arrested in Appleton on 12th drunken driving charge
Appleton police say they're arrested a man for his 12th drunken driving offense.
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Read More »Rethinking your approach to jury verdicts in OWI cases
The last two drunken-driving cases I have taken to trial had the following fact patterns...
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Read More »State’s judges noncompliant with OWI penalties (UPDATE)
Some chronic drunken drivers in Wisconsin spend little time behind bars on felony charges due to lenient sentencing.
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Read More »5 years in prison for 10th OWI
A Stevens Point man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his 10th drunken driving offense.
Tagged with: drunken driving OWI Thomas Eagon
Read More »OWI ruling splits state Supreme Court
A judge’s decision to allow a doctor to testify to the intoxication of a drunken-driving defendant can be considered a “harmless error,” the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday, because it was not the evidence that led the jury to find him guilty.
Tagged with: Andrew Mishlove OWI Shirley Abrahamson Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »AG candidates debate police issues
The top four candidates for Wisconsin attorney general agreed that heroin is the state's top public safety issue during a debate Saturday at the Wisconsin Professional Police Association annual meeting.
Tagged with: Brad Schimel collective bargaining heroin Ismael Ozanne Jon Richards OWI Susan Happ
Read More »OWI fines hefty, but deterrence effect debated
The fine for a first drunken-driving offense, including court costs and surcharges, can be as high as $1,000 in places like Winnebago County. But industry experts are questioning whether such heavy fines serve as effective deterrents.
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Read More »Imprisoned attorney’s license revoked
A Kenosha attorney who is in prison for drunken driving can no longer practice license in Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday.
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Read More »MADD gives Wisconsin failing grade in OWI efforts
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is giving Wisconsin a failing grade, saying the state doesn't do enough to deter people from driving drunk or to clamp down on people with repeated offenses.
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Read More »7 years in prison for fatal OWI crash
A Madison man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for driving drunk and slamming into another vehicle, killing a passenger and injuring the driver.
Tagged with: drunken driving Nicholas McNamara OWI
Read More »Man charged with 10th OWI
Former Democratic Party spokesman convicted of OWI
A former Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman has been convicted of first-offense drunken driving, even though it was his third conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Read More »Changes could be coming to Wisconsin OWI laws
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n Wisconsin’s war against drunk driving, Sen. Alberta Darling has been a consistent crusader.
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Read More »Four-time OWI offender collaterally attacks prior attorney waivers
A four-time OWI defendant will get another chance to prove he did not knowingly waive his right to legal counsel in two earlier OWI cases, according to a recently issued Wisconsin appellate court opinion.
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Read More »Man pleads insanity to 11th-offense OWI
A Plainfield man charged with his 11th offense of driving while intoxicated has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental defect.
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — preliminary breath tests
2011AP2948-CR State v. Wetzel
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — implied consent — probable cause
2012AP1266 Village of Little Chute v. Bunnell
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — self-incrimination
2012AP64-CR State v. Schmidt
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion
2012AP630 City of West Allis v. Kapke
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI – BAC — sufficiency of the evidence
2012AP1189 Winnebago County v. Christenson
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion
2012AP1282 State v. Quiles
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI – detention — removal
2011AP2958-CR State v. Reeverts
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — warrantless entry
2012AP571-CR State v. Christofferson
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