A fifth drunk driving offense is a felony in the state of Wisconsin.
Attorney Tracey Wood helps defendant get lesser charge for drunk driving
offense. State charges first offense OWI instead of intended 3rd offense.
A 1st OWI is not a crime; a third OWI is a misdemeanor crime.
Wisconsin drunk driving offenses are frequently called OWI's, which stands for operating while under the influence. A fifth drunk driving conviction is a felony. The penalties for a fifth offense include mandatory jail time and fines. A court can also include other required forfeitures, such as the convicted person's vehicle. You can refer to Wisconsin sentencing guidelines for more information about the various counties' court sentencing guidelines. Courts can (and often do) sentence people convicted of any drunk driving offense to harsher penalties than are listed on the guidelines.
Vehicular homicide while intoxicated
If a person causes the death of another person or an unborn
child by operating or handling a vehicle while under the influence of
an intoxicant or having a detectable amount of a restricted controlled
substances in their blood, or if the person has a prohibited alcohol concentration
level, they may be charged with a class D Felony,
unless the person has a prior qualifying conviction, suspension, or revocation,
then they may be charged with a class C Felony.
[See also Vehicular Homicide].
For a Class C Felony, the penalty
is a fine of up to $100,000, or imprisonment of up to 40 years, or both.
For a Class D Felony, the penalty
is a fine of up to $100,000, or imprisonment of up to 25 years, or both.
Van Wagner & Wood - Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys
Attorney Tracey Wood
of Van Wagner & Wood is frequently consulted as an authority on Wisconsin's drunk driving laws and defenses. Attorney Wood is the president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Wisconsin's first Board of Regents member to the National College for DUI Defense, and the author of Challenging Prior Under the Influence Convictions.
Contact Van Wagner & Wood
Free Initial
The drunk driving defense lawyers at Van Wagner
& Wood stand ready to investigate and challenge your pending charges.
For a free and confidential evaluation of the merits of your case by a
very knowledge lawyer, please call (608-284-1200) or e-mail right away.
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys represent
people charged with drug related crimes, in both Federal and state cases. Those
attorneys most frequently represent people charged in the state of Wisconsin.
Federal Drug Charges: Van Wagner & Wood criminal defense
attornes routinely handle drug and other cases charged by a Federal agency.
State Drug Charges: Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense
attorneys routinely handle drug related criminal cases for people residing in
Wisconsin, and most frequently residing in the following areas: Adams County,
WI (Adams, Wisconsin Dells), Ashland County, WI (Ashland), Barron County, WI
(Barron), Bayfield County, WI (Washburn, Bayfield), Buffalo County, WI (Buffalo
City, Mondovi), Burnett County, WI (Siren), Chippewa County, WI (Chippewa Falls),
Clark County, WI (Abbotsford), Columbia County, WI (Columbus, Wisconsin Dells),
Crawford County, WI (Prairie du Chien), Dane County, WI (Belleville, Black Earth,
Blue Mounds, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Dane, Deerfield,
DeForest, Fitchburg, McFarland, Madison, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Mazomanie, Middleton,
Monona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Rockdale, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton, Sun Prairie,
Verona, Waunakee, Windsor), Dunn County, WI (Menomonie), Eau Claire County,
WI (Abbotsford, Eau Claire), Grant County, WI (Mount Hope, Lancaster, Fennimore),
Green County, WI (Monroe), Iowa County, WI (Mineral Point, Dodgeville), Jackson
County, WI (Black River Falls), Jefferson County, WI (Jefferson), Juneau County,
WI (Mauston), La Crosse County, WI (LaCrosse, Lafayette, Darlington), Marathon
County, WI (Wausau), Monroe County, WI (Sparta), Pepin County, WI (Durand),
Pierce County, WI (River Falls), Polk County, WI (St Croix Falls), Portage County,
WI (Stevens Point), Price County, WI (Park Falls), Richland County, WI (Richland
Center), Rock County, WI (Janesville), Rusk (Ladysmith), St Croix County, WI
(Hudson), Sauk County, WI (Sauk City, Wisconsin Dells), Taylor County, WI (Medford),
Trempealeau County, WI (Whitehall), Washburn County, WI (Spooner), and Wood
County, WI (Wisconsin Dells).
Drunk Driving (OWI, DUI, DWI)
Wisconsin's foremost authority on drunk driving laws, Attorney
Tracey Wood, consults with lawyers and law firms throughout the United States
to help them build successful strategies for very complex cases. In Wisconsin,
Attorney Wood most frequently represents people charged in the following areas:
Madison (Dane County), Richland Center (Richland County), La Crosse (La Crosse
County), Jefferson (Jefferson County), Wisconsin Dells (Columbia County and
Sauk County), Stevens Point (Portage County), Dodgeville and Mineral Point (Iowa
County), Portage (Columbia County) and Montello (Marquette County).
The criminal defense attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood represent
people charged with Felony Murder, Homicide, Negligent Homicide, Reckless Homicide,
Vehicular Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, First-degree Intentional Homicide,
and Second-degree Intentional Homicide. Those attorneys most frequently represent
people accused or charged in the state of Wisconsin. Often times, they are called
upon by a client residing outside of the state of Wisconsin, which they represent
in very serious crimes such as Felony Murder or Homicide. Van Wagner & Wood
have handled cases for clients in Kansas, Oklahoma, California, New Jersey,
Minnesota, and Illinois.
Appeals & Serious Crimes - Homicide - Murder - State -
Federal
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys represent
people in state criminal appeals cases throughout Wisconsin and federal crimial
appeals cases nationwide at both intermediary court (Court of Appeals or Appellate
Court) and the Supreme Court level. Van Wagner & Wood is one of few firms
in Wisconsin that can and will handle Federal appeals.
Van Wagner & Wood also represents people in post conviction
motions and post conviction relief remedies.
