How should I respond when an officer seizes or arrests me?
08/31/2020In response to the Jacob Blake tragedy in Kenosha last week, we wanted to provide our prospective clients with some helpful guidance on how to respond…
Read MoreHabitual Offender: Prior record affects potential sentence
06/15/2020When we review a criminal complaint with clients, I often get asked a similar question: "Why does it say I am a 'repeater'? I have never committed thi…
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Read MoreGreat representation means being creative. Being thoughtful. Being there.
05/08/2020The Wisconsin Government has graciously permitted law offices to continue providing services to clients during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our clients have…
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Read MoreWhy you should hire an attorney BEFORE your administrative suspension hearing
05/07/2020After an arrest for a DUI or OWI, Wisconsin police officers will request a sample of breath or alcohol to test for alcohol or drugs. If that test show…
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Read MoreResponding to the Covid-19 National Emergency
03/23/2020Richards & Dimmer, S.C. remains open until or unless the State asks us to close our doors. We welcome new prospective clients and will be ready an…
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Read MoreYou need an attorney at and before your first court appearance!
03/05/2020Prospective clients regularly ask, "do I need an attorney before the first court appearance?" The short answer is: absolutely.
Here's why.
First, a…
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Read MoreRevocation Hearings - Why Having them is Important
02/14/2020Recently I went to the jail to speak to a client about whether he should "waive" or give up on the revocation of his extended supervision (probation f…
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Read MoreBody Worn Camera Videos-Why are they important to my defense?
02/07/2020Most police and sheriff agencies have now equipped their officers with "body worn cameras." These camera are designed to capture the officer's interac…
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Read MoreOWI Cases: Sometimes the Best Defense is a Good Offense
01/31/2020The primary line of defense in OWI or DUI cases is identifying factual or legal challenges and having the charge dismissed, or amended.
Let's set th…
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Read MoreCHARGES DISMISSED IN COCAINE DELIVERY CASE
07/02/2019Charges were dismissed in R.B.'s felony drug matter in Racine, after concerns about the Confidential Informant's reliability were challenged in pretri…
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Read MoreCHARGES DROPPED IN FELONY IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM CASE
05/24/2019After Attorney Dimmer met with prosecutors, P.A.'s felon in possession of a firearm charge was dismissed in advance of his speedy trial demand (set fo…
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Read MoreCHARGES DROPPED IN METHAMPHETAMINE POSSESSION CASE
05/03/2019After raising concerns about statements made by the uncharged co-actor, the State agreed to dismiss felony charges against the client alleging possess…
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Read MoreCHARGES DROPPED IN ASSAULT CASE
02/12/2019On February 12, 2019, battery and disorderly conduct charges were dismissed after nearly two years of intense litigation. Attorney Dimmer had filed mo…
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Read MoreCLIENT ACQUITTED IN WHITE-COLLAR CRIME CASE, JANUARY 2019
Attorney Richards represented the husband in a married couple accused of stealing from a business they co-operated with a friend. After the working re…
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Read MoreATTORNEY DIMMER WINS JUVENILE WAIVER HEARING IN BURGLARY CASE
12/18/2018Attorney Dimmer, armed with mental health records documenting both his juvenile client's longstanding treatment needs as well as his substantial effor…
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Read MoreDRUNKEN DRIVING HOMICIDE CHARGE OVERTURNED DUE TO IMPROPER BLOOD DRAW
06/25/2018RACINE — The conviction of a Racine man involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a passenger was overturned last week.
On Tuesday, the…
By Alyssa Mauk, Racine Journal Times
Read MoreOWI-4TH DISMISSED AFTER EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CHALLENGE, MARCH 9, 2018
03/09/2018Attorney Richards' client was arrested for OWI-4th offense, a .30 blood-alcohol-level. He challenged that the officers took the client's blood sample …
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Read MoreOWI-2ND CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILTY AT JURY TRIAL, DECEMBER 14, 2017
12/14/2017Attorney Dimmer's client picked up two OWI offenses within 90 days of one another. By the time the client had contacted Richards & Dimmer, the cli…
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Read MoreOWI FELONY CHARGES DISMISSED ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
09/26/2017Attorney Dimmer represented a client, charged with an OWI-Causing Great Bodily Harm, after she collided with a motorcycle during a left-hand turn. The…
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Read MoreA QUESTION OF THE 4TH AMENDMENT AND WARRANTLESS SEARCHES, JULY 25, 2016
07/25/2016RACINE — It’s been about five months since the Wisconsin Supreme Court rattled privacy advocates by further broadening law enforcement’s ability to …
Courtesy of: Racine Journal Times Cara Spoto
Read MoreHOMICIDE BY INTOXICATED DRIVER CHARGES DISMISSED, MARCH 10, 2016
03/10/2016Attorney Richards was retained to defend a client charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. The firm hired an accident reconstructi…
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Read MoreCLIENT ACQUITTED IN HIT-AND-RUN CASE, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
02/27/2016Family and friends of a Wind Point man hugged each other and wept Friday night when jurors acquitted him of striking a pregnant woman with his vehicle…
Courtesy of: Racine Journal Times Kristen Zambo http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-acquitted-in-hit-and-run-case/article_77a77c8a-e171-544a-88eb-58518a63cfc7.html
Read MoreFALSE STATEMENT IN WARRANT RESULTS IN DISMISSAL OF OWI-3RD, JANUARY 19, 2016
01/19/2016Attorney Dimmer represented a client, who had a vehicle collision near the Reef Point Brew Pub. Client was arrested and taken into custody. Client was…
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Read MoreWHITE GETS NEW TRIAL, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
02/24/2009RACINE - Adrial White's new trial will go forward, without an appeal by the state.
Judge Charles Constantine ordered the new trial for White, 32, aft…
Courtesy of: Racine Journal Times
Read MoreHOMICIDE CHARGES AGAINST JAIME ROJAS DISMISSED, DECEMBER 7, 2006
12/07/2006RACINE - Jaime Rojas told police his wife, Ebodia, killed herself. He said she came out of the bedroom with a 9 mm pistol and shot herself in the head…
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Read MoreRACINE INMATE CLEARED OF CHARGES, JUNE 22, 1999
06/22/1999RACINE - After what prosecutors characterize as serious credibility issues for a key witness in a homicide case, they dropped charges against a Racine…
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