If you have been convicted of a drug crime and are lucky enough to be offered drug court as an alternative to imprisonment, you are probably wondering what the program is all about, if it works and how long you may have to take part in it. Increasingly, court systems...
Month: October 2016
Survey: majority of U.S. adults think marijuana should be legalized
The past 10 years have seen a major shift in the public’s opinion on marijuana. This can be seen in some data from the Pew Research Center.In a survey from around a decade ago, around 60 percent of the respondents expressed a belief that marijuana should be...
Can a drug crime conviction lead to a license suspension?
A drug crime conviction can impact many things for a person. Here in Wisconsin, it could have ramifications on their ability to legally drive out on the state’s roads. This may catch some people by surprise. Some might assume that a driver’s license...
How big is Eau Claire’s police force?
Different cities, even those within the same state, can have major differences when it comes to their police force. One is in the size of the force. This can be seen in statistics on police force size in Wisconsin cities that a recent Waukesha Patch article reported...
Changes to state’s ignition interlock laws proposed
Many things can have impacts on what life is like for a person here in Wisconsin after an OWI conviction. One is what sorts of restrictions are placed on them as a result of their conviction. One common restriction put on individuals convicted of OWI in the state is...