I’m a Milwaukee criminal defense lawyer and, this week, a delegate to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia.
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Police/Citizen Encounters: Something’s Gotta Give
As defense lawyers, we fight for our clients; that’s the heart of what we do.
THE CONTINUING EROSION OF THE 4TH AMENDMENT
This week the US Supreme Court issued a decision changing search and seizure law in Utah v. Strieff.
Wisconsin’s New Speed Limit: 70
CraigSelect highways across Wisconsin now have a 70 mph speed limit. It's reported that all of the signs are now up along the designated sections. Mastantuono
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms Includes Stun Guns
The US Supreme Court issued a decision in Caetano v. Massachusetts vacating a Boston woman’s conviction for possessing a stun gun, after the highest Court in Massachusetts...
JURY TRIAL NOT GUILTY VERDICT – MKE CO.
Friday afternoon brought an end to a jury trial that Rebecca and Craig conducted in Milwaukee County in a first degree sexual assault of a child case, in which our client was accused falsely of inappropriately touching his adoptive son, a special needs child with mental health isues and cognitive delays.
WISCT Holds Dissipation of Heroin in Blood Supports Exigent Circumstances for Warrant Exception
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held this week that the body’s metabolization of heroin provides exigent circumstances to support a blood draw without a warrant.
MARQUETTE LAW SCHOOL CRIMINAL LAW SEMINAR: WI APPELLATE COURT UPDATE
Craig Mastantuono spoke this weekend at Marquette University Law School's Annual Criminal Law Conference, a seminar for criminal justice lawyers from both the prosecution and defense sides of the aisle.
THOSE AREN’T FIGHTING WORDS IN WISCONSIN
An analysis of "fighting words" makes the headlines today, with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals overturning a disorderly conduct conviction resulting from the defendant's profanity-laced Facebook post about the police in the Village of Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Police Can Be Wrong About The Law
When a police officer stops a car for what he says is a law violation, does he need to be right? Or can he be wrong on the law, but still pass muster with reviewing courts?