Legal Question in Traffic Law in Wisconsin

Does a Municipality have to provide a lawyer if you can not afford one? I was told they do not have one, but I have the right to an attorney.


Asked on 6/26/18, 5:30 pm

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In municipal court, you have a right to an attorney, but only at your own expense. The constitutional right to an attorney only applies to criminal cases on which the judge can send you directly to jail. No such cases occur in municipal courts in WI; rather criminal cases all go to circuit courts.

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Answered on 7/15/18, 3:16 pm


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