Wisconsin DUI and DWI Legal Questions

The answer depends on the practices of the state which arrested him, and the state which wants him. An extradition for an old DUI is rather unusual. It may have been a fourth or fifth offence. He needs a criminal lawyer to challenge the warrant (if your husband wants to do so), and someone to defend him from the DUI prosecution.... Read More

It's always a good idea if you have a court matter where serious interests are 3 involved to retain an experienced lawyer. The first step is to have your lawyer get hold of certified documents from the other state, and possibly equivalent documents from Wisconsin to the extent they exist. This would help provide your defense to the charge of driving after suspension. If that case has already been determined, you can apply to the Division of Motor Vehicles, and if they turn you down, you can go through the administrative appeals process.... Read More

Four DUI's makes it hard to show a judge that you have turned your life around. In Wisconsin, the decision about releasing you from the jail on a bracelet is not up to the judge, but the sheriff (who runs the jail). You can start to show you've turned your life around by enrolling in some kind of serious counseling or treatment for alcohol abuse. You should really have a lawyer when the offence is a serious one, like the present one. Your lawyer might be able to work out something with the prosecutor and the jail to permit some kind of arrangement. Your date to turn yourself in to the jail might be subject to postponement under these circumstances as well. In Wisconsin you would have to spend the first four days of your sentence in the jail in any event.... Read More

First things first: if this is not your first offense, you should retain an experienced OWI (=DUI) lawyer right away. For my part I do not see anything in your account which gives you a defense. Of course a lawyer who has more time to sit down with you and review much more of the facts and the context might find something which I have not. If there is no valid defense, you might want to consider proposing a plea bargain with which you could live.... Read More

You may be thinking not of a class but of an 'AODA.' That is Alcohol and Other Drug Assessment. That is a requirement for regaining your license. It's probably not a good idea to rely on the notification that you are eligible for reinstatement. You might well find later that either they still won't give you your license absent proof of you're having undergone the AODA, or later on after a traffic stop you are charged with driving after revocation. It's best to do the Assessment.... Read More

Few Wisconsin lawyers are licensed also in North Carolina, and this writer is not. I can say in general that when you apply for a license in a new state, they check your prior license(s) and treat prior events elsewhere as if they happened in the new licensing state. Your best bet is to call the North Carolina Department of Transportation and find the person who can answer your question definitively. Good Luck.... Read More