Legal Question in Criminal Law in Wisconsin

My husband tried to commit suicide 6 days ago he fired 2 shots off in our house with no-one present and locked himself in our house for three hours while police negotiated with him to come out and not kill himself. He spent 3 days in hospital on a 72 hour hold than was taken into custody right from the hospital, he has yet to have any sort of hearing 2 hearings were sent up and than cancelled I called the district attorneys office and they said they were still deciding on charges. The police arrested him on 1st degree recklessly endangering saftey and disorderly conduct,if they rrested him on those charges than what is the district attorney deciding and how long can they hold him without hearing in front of a judge?


Asked on 6/15/12, 6:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
JAY Nixon nixon law offices

Your husband is in dire need of an experienced criminal lawyer as soon as possible. Such a lawyer may be able to use the fact that he is being held without charging to his advantage in court. Chapter 51 holds can lead to longer periods of detention, particularly if your husband consents to the hold by signing himself in, but those are generally a separate case from any criminal charges. The appearance of an attorney is therefore likely to greatly expedite his case and his appearance before a judge. The attorney can also bring a habeas corpus action in order to expedite this process. Please be aware that my responses to you in the public web forum do not make me your attorney and that I am not representing you or taking any action on your case. These answers are intended for public educational use only. Regardless of this, however, you are still welcome to contact me during business hours at my in Racine if you still have questions.

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Answered on 6/19/12, 5:28 am


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