Legal Question in Criminal Law in Wisconsin

You should retain an experienced criminal lawyer as soon as possible, or talk with the WI State Public Defender's office about a government appointed lawyer free of charge if you or your family cannot afford to hire your own lawyer. Although a class H felony could land an adult in prison, if you remain in juvenile court, you could be placed in a secure juvenile institution which is essentially the same as a prison, even if the charge were only a misdemeanor, and kept there until some time after your 18th birthday (if your sentence is extended--normally the initial juvenile sentence maximum is one hear subject to extension). Additionally, if you are 15 years of age or older, you face potential waiver into adult court, which could subject you to the same penalties as an adult (in an adult institution). Short of that, juvenile courts can also order local jail sentences, supervision (similar to probation for an adult), residential treatement center placement, and a huge variety of other options. After learning the details of your case, an experienced laweyr will probably be able to give you an estimate of waht is likely, aside from these maximum sentences which I have mentioned, and might be able to negotiate with the DA's office to either get the charges reduced, or to get the prosecution agree to a specific recomendation. If you play your cards right, don't get in any future trouble, and do not have a prior record, incarceration may not ever occur, but I cannot even guess what might happen to you without knowing more of the details.