Legal Question in DUI Law in Wisconsin

The scenario leading to your arrest and resulting OWI charges is a very common one. You were punished for driving in the first place, before you pulled over to sleep, regardless of whether or not the vehicle was still being operated when the officer located you. While drivers who pull over to sleep often get some consideration for doing the right thing, this does not create a legal defense to driving in the first place while drunk. My guess is therefore that your appeals will get you nowhere. Reopening old drunken driving convictions is next to impossible, so your only opportunity to beat the charge was before you were convicted, which opportunity sounds like it has long ago passed you by. Your judge was only doing his job so far, but being only human, is likely to eventually lose patience and impose penalties if you continue to bring merit-less motions to reopen and appeals which have not been properly vetted by an experienced criminal lawyer.

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