The Traffic Stop
The defense should examine the officer’s stated reason for the stop, driving observations, dash-camera footage, citizen reports, lane position, and reasonable suspicion.
Learn More →An OWI prosecution places the resources of law enforcement and the district attorney against you.

Potential consequences can include license action, fines, jail, assessment, ignition-interlock requirements, employment issues, and reputational harm.
Nathan J. Dineen reviews the legality of the stop, field testing, chemical evidence, video, statements, prior convictions, and license deadlines.
The police report is the prosecution’s account—not the final word.
The defense should examine the officer’s stated reason for the stop, driving observations, dash-camera footage, citizen reports, lane position, and reasonable suspicion.
Learn More →Instructions, scoring, surface conditions, footwear, lighting, medical limitations, and the administration of HGN, walk-and-turn, and one-leg-stand testing may matter.
Learn More →Observation periods, instrument maintenance, calibration records, testing sequence, mouth alcohol, timing, and physiological factors should be evaluated.
Learn More →Blood-draw procedures, chain of custody, laboratory methods, timing, medication, contamination, and interpretation may affect reliability.
Learn More →Administrative and refusal deadlines can run separately from the criminal case. Prompt review may be necessary to preserve hearing rights.
Learn More →Prior convictions, a minor passenger, injury, a commercial license, alleged high alcohol concentration, or other facts may increase consequences.
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The defense compares police reports with video, testing protocols, instrument or laboratory records, witness accounts, and Wisconsin law.
Every answer depends on the charge, evidence, court, prior record, notices, and applicable deadlines.
Preserve every citation and notice, avoid discussing the facts publicly, and have the stop, arrest, testing, and deadlines reviewed promptly.
Yes. Instructions, scoring, conditions, medical limitations, footwear, fatigue, and video may affect reliability.
Timing, procedure, instrument or laboratory records, chain of custody, medication, and physiological factors may matter.
Administrative, refusal, and conviction consequences differ. The notices, record, and deadlines must be reviewed.
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Share the basic facts about your matter in Waukesha, Wisconsin and any upcoming court, license, refusal, or filing deadlines.