Recent Case Results

Operating While Intoxicated (3rd), Hit and Run and Operating After Revocation all dismissed at trial in Milwaukee after successful challenges to the witness identification of my client which also prohibited the police department from attempting a new identification of my client as the driver.
Operating While Intoxicated (1st) with Refusal dismissed in Milwaukee after motion hearing challenging the officer’s illegal extension of the stop of the vehicle for unsafe lane deviation to initiate a new investigation for operating while intoxicated without sufficient evidence to support the extension.
Domestic Violence charges of Disorderly Conduct and Battery in Milwaukee dismissed against my client who acted in self defense.
Felony Possession of Child Pornography in Ozaukee County. My client was arrested, but ultimately not charged by the prosecution after I presented evidence that more than one person had access to the computer.
Operating While Intoxicated (4th) in Milwaukee was dismissed after my client was found not guilty at trial. The prosecution was unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that my client was driving a motor vehicle.
Felony Child Abuse. My client in Milwaukee was found not guilty after trial. The law permits a parent to use reasonable physical punishment and the jury agreed the physical punishment was not excessive.
Prostitution charges against two clients, arrested one after the other in Milwaukee, were dismissed after each client was found not guilty at separate jury trials because the jury agreed the police unlawfully enticed each client to commit the act.
Felony Drug Possession in Milwaukee not issued after I convinced the prosecution the police search of the heating vent in a UWM dormitory room exposing the narcotics was illegal.
Disorderly Conduct and Battery charges in Milwaukee dismissed even though my client was fighting with TSA agents at Mitchell International Airport. The charges were dismissed after my client completed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Felony Possession of Heroin charges in Milwaukee dismissed after my client completed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Felony Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle in Oconto was not charged against my client, even though prosecution expert testimony could establish the alcohol content at the time of the driving was above .08.
Operating While Intoxicated (1st) with Refusal in Cudahy dismissed by the prosecution because there was no legitimate proof of operation of the vehicle by my client.
Felony Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle in Milwaukee resulted in a plea of guilty by my client. The prosecution argued for twelve (12) years incarceration. After reading my Sentencing Memorandum and listening to defense arguments, the judge imposed only four (4) years incarceration.
Felony Operating While Intoxicated (5th) in Milwaukee dismissed by the judge because my client, although crashing into a Marquette University parking lot fence, was not on property “open to the public” required for conviction.
Operating While Intoxicated (1st) in Milwaukee dismissed upon my challenge that the UWM officer fabricated the reason for the stop of the vehicle. The video evidence and the testimony at the hearing was inconsistent with police report.
Operating While Intoxicated (2nd) with Refusal in West Bend were each dismissed by the trial judge after a hearing challenging the initial justification to stop the vehicle.
Operating While Intoxicated (2nd) in Milwaukee was dismissed by the judge after a hearing challenging the stop of the vehicle. There were no acts of poor driving except turning around in a school parking lot at 1:00 a.m. in the City of Franklin.
Operating While Intoxicated (1st) in Fox Point was dismissed at trial when officers failed to honor a Subpoena.
Operating While Intoxicated (3rd) in Waukesha dismissed after my client was found not guilty after a jury trial. My client was found unconscious on the floor of his apartment building. Even though he gave a statement in a drunken stupor admitting he drove his vehicle, his three (3) friends all testified at trial that he did not drive his vehicle, but rather was dropped off in the vestibule of his apartment building.
Felony Battery in Waukesha. My client was found not guilty after a jury trial because the jury was convinced he acted in defense of others. At trial, the victim was exposed as the aggressor and the jury agreed my client acted in defense of his friend.
Felony Possession of Stolen Property (tractors) in Dane County. My client was arrested, but not charged because the prosecution could not prove he knew the property was stolen.
Operating While Intoxicated (3rd) in Milwaukee was dismissed after a jury found my client not guilty because of errors in obtaining and testing a blood sample (.13).
Felony Drugs Possession in Milwaukee. My client was not charged in Milwaukee, but completed a Diversion Program to avoid a prosecution, let alone a conviction. My client completed a drug rehabilitation program.
Multiple Felony Counts of Illegally Obtained Prescription Drugs, Possession of THC and OWI (1st) in Jefferson County. My client, a well-respected anesthesiologist, was charged with these offenses… His medical privileges for Milwaukee area hospitals were immediately suspended and his employer prohibited him from entering any of its offices, clinics, and hospitals. Through negotiation, the OWI (1st) was dismissed as well as all three (3) felony drug offenses. He was convicted of the misdemeanor possession of THC and was given six (6) months probation, no jail, and sixty (60) hours of community service. Furthermore, the Medical Review Board reinstated his medical privileges and he returned to the hospitals and his employer.
OWI (1st) in Milwaukee dismissed on the day of trial by prosecution because of identification issues with a witness.
OWI (1st) in Muskego amended to reckless driving because of the officer's unreasonable mistake of fact that my client's headlights were inoperable.
Felony Possession of Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia in Shorewood were dismissed by prosecution after I presented evidence the search of the vehicle was illegal.