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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Read More »Wis. woman, 21, cited for 3 OWI crashes in 3 hours
A Verona woman has been cited for drunken driving after the 21-year-old allegedly caused three crashes in less than three hours.
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion
2012AP1418-CR State v. Nelson
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2011AP2924-CR State v. Hinshaw
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion – trespass — community caretaker exception
2012AP1131-CR State v. Hammersley
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — reasonable suspicion
2012AP793-CR State v. Bastian
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Read More »Motor Vehicles – OWI — probable cause
2012AP206-CR State v. Meyer
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Read More »Judge dismisses OWI case for former governor’s son
A Dane County judge has dismissed a drunken driving charge against the son of former Gov. Jim Doyle.
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