Field sobriety tests (FST) are used during an OWI traffic stop so that the police officer can collect enough evidence to meet his or her requirement of obtaining enough probable cause to legally take a sample of your blood, breath, or urine. Although there are many different types of field sobriety tests, the courts and…
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” –4th…
In order to be charged with Operating While Intoxicated (“OWI”), an individual must have driven a vehicle. So how do the laws of Wisconsin define “driving”? Where the vehicle’s keys are in the ignition and the vehicle is running, the law treats this as driving. Even where an officer does not see an individual putting…
The Wisconsin legal system operates on a graduated penalty system. This means that the more offenses an individual has, the worse the penalty gets for each subsequent offense. For example, a person’s third offense will be treated more harshly than their first, but the penalty for a third offense will be more lenient than a…
