The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Last week, a young man in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, struck a deal in court acknowledging both his youth and his mistakes related to three local misdemeanor hit-and-run cases he was accused of at 17 and 18 years old, pleading guilty to one in exchange for a lighter probationary sentence, Bryan Polcyn reports for FOX6 Milwaukee.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 21, 2022

An analysis by the police reform advocacy group Campaign Zero found that the felony threshold for larcenies like shoplifting can be as low as $200 in New Jersey or high as $2,500 in Texas and Wisconsin.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

He used this data to assess his office’s adherence to its bond policy and after more systematic re-training efforts, the office saw releases for nonviolent misdemeanors increase from 62 percent to 92 percent cases over the course of 9 months.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Wisconsin Gun Laws. Wisconsin state law clearly states that lawful gun owners can “generally open carry without a permit” as long as the person wielding the “dangerous weapon” is 18 or older. Criminal defense attorneys who specialize in Wisconsin firearm law say it will be hard for the defense to get their perspective accepted. .

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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. .”

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. This is the loss of the least serious charge, but prosecutors lost more than just a misdemeanor conviction in the decision. It was clear that the court was sustaining defense objections.

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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Arizona also repealed a law authorizing suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay and authorized its courts to redesignate some felonies as misdemeanors, the report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.

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JURIST

APRIL 12, 2024

The legislation also prohibits people with domestic violence misdemeanors from purchasing or possessing a weapon for a minimum of five years after a conviction. In the statement the White House specifically noted the 1999 Columbine school shooting as well as 2012 and 2019 shootings in Wisconsin and Texas, respectively.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For example, Tom Reed, the veteran head of the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Milwaukee office, and John Chisholm, Milwaukee’s elected prosecutor, joined to write a comprehensive manifesto on the future of criminal justice that would have been absolutely impossible without their deep levels of adversarial experience.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In terms of legislation, Detroit City Council approved a new local law this week that will allow law enforcement to seize firearms from anyone convicted of a misdemeanor related to domestic violence, according to the Detroit Free Press. . The council members named the ordinance after Sgt. Amber Alerts Linked to Domestic Violence.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In coverage of this trial, one would think that there were parallel trials occurring in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is facing six charges that range from first-degree homicide to a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of a dangerous weapon. At this stage, the prosecution may celebrate even a misdemeanor conviction.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice honors concealed carry permits issued in Illinois. Yesterday, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed the sixth charge in the case.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

National Wildlife Refuge Association and three other conservation groups filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Western District of Wisconsin challenging U.S. Army Corps of Engineers actions in connection with approvals for a 101-mile high-voltage transmission line running from Iowa to a substation in Wisconsin.

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