The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Advocates for women in Wisconsin describe the family court system as unprepared for the complexities presented by domestic violence, often giving little consideration to the risk of harm to women and children and compounding the trauma they face. There were a total of 361.

Misdemeanor 119

Misdemeanor Divorce Felony Lawyers 119

The Crime Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

Wisconsin is one of a half-dozen states considering umpire and referee protection legislation this year. Most of the bills under consideration would increase existing penalties or up the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony.

Misdemeanor 98

Misdemeanor Sports Felony Laws 98

The Crime Report

APRIL 21, 2022

Advocates are pushing states to create updated felony standards, arguing that outdated laws, which vary wildly from state to state, are unfairly making felons out of people who committed minor crimes such as stealing a pair of shoes, reports Axios.

Felony 52

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 25, 2022

There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. The reason, however, appears a key distinction in the Wisconsin criminal code.

Misdemeanor 43

Misdemeanor Felony Criminal Law Court 43

The Crime Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

Arizona also repealed a law authorizing suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay and authorized its courts to redesignate some felonies as misdemeanors, the report details. . The CCRC researchers note that these states have been “equally unproductive in 2020 and 2019” as well.

Felony 98

Felony Misdemeanor Laws Education 98

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. In Wisconsin, minors cannot possess short-barreled rifles under Section 941.28.

Statute 59

Statute Misdemeanor Criminal Law Felony 59