Legal Question in Criminal Law in Wisconsin

Police

I live in Milwaukee WI and go to

college here, I was walking down the

street with a 30 and the cops pulled

me over, searched me and found my

fake. They took my information and

then said they had another call and

they would call me back that night.

they never called taht night but this

morning at 7 they came to my dorm

room which is set up in suites with 4

rooms connecting to a kitchen which

is where our front door is , I opened

it, he told me to put some pants on, i

went back to my room put pants on

came out to the kitchen and they

were in there, they came in

unwelcomed, is taht aloud? Also my

ticket for the fake was for

obstructing an officer, I never gave

hime the fake, he took it from my

wallet and said are you from virginia,

i said no thats a fake, where did I

obstruct him or distruct his

investigation? any help would help

me thank you


Asked on 9/13/07, 5:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
JAY Nixon nixon law offices

Obstructing an Officer and False Identification

Since 911, possessing false identification and using false names has been taken much more seriously by law enforcement, due to the fact that terrorists and illegal immigrants nearly always use these techniques. Such conduct violates any number of different statutes, both state, federal, and local municipal laws; and can be punished by stiff jail sentences, loss of driving privileges, probation and large fines. In some circumstances, related convictions can also lead to federal prison time, particularly for those involved in producing or distributing false indentification. Any time someone presents false information to an officer, the DA has a pretty strong argument that they are obstructing the officer in the performance of their official duties, provided that the officers had a reason to suspect the defendant in the first place. Good lawyers usually fight such charges on these issues. An experienced criminal lawyer also may be able to gain legal advantages on account of any non-emergency, warrantless entry to your residence, such as suppression of statements made by the defendant at that time or suppression of evidence which was taken illegally. All this being said, you should really consider getting legal counsel as soon as possible

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Answered on 9/17/07, 7:17 pm


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