Incest
Van Wagner & Wood, S.C.
Wisconsin Criminal, DUI
& Sex Crime Defense Lawyers
Incest occurs when a person marries or has non-marital sexual
intercourse with a person to whom he or she is related. Two people must
be further removed from one another in blood relations than second cousins.
Criminal charges for incest of this nature are a Class F felony.
Incest occurs when a person marries or has sexual intercourse
or sexual contact with a child he or she knows is related, either by blood
or adoption, and the child is related in a degree of kinship closer than
2nd cousins. Criminal charges for incest of this nature are a Class C felony.
Incest also occurs when a person responsible for a child's
welfare allows, permits, or fails to prevent sexual intercourse or sexual
contact between the child and another person whom the caregiver knows
to be related by blood or adoption, so long as the caregiver is emotionally
and physically able to act to prevent the sexual contact or intercourse. Criminal charges for incest of this nature are a Class C felony.
A person convicted of incest in either of the above situations
is subject to the penalties of a Class C felony.
Van Wagner & Wood, S.C. - A Criminal Defense Firm
Van
Wagner & Wood is a criminal defense law firm located in Madison,
Wisconsin. The firm's address and a link to a map are below. The attorneys
at Van Wagner & Wood, Christopher
Van Wagner and Tracey
Wood, represent people who are under
investigation for incest and every other sex crime, child pornography, or criminal offense charged in the state of Wisconsin and drunk driving offenses. Van Wagner & Wood also represents people who have previously been convicted of a crime or drunk driving, and want to appeal the conviction or sentence.
Wisconsin Criminal Defense Attorneys
Van Wagner & Wood's criminal defense attorneys will defend you regardless of the charges being brought against you or where you were charged. Those attorneys frequently
appear in the courts in Madison, Monroe, La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau, Jefferson,
Janesville, Fitchburg, Stevens Point, Baraboo, Wisconsin Dells, Richland
Center, Sparta, Prairie du Chien, Marquette, Portage, Friendship, Juneau,
Dodgeville, Black River Falls, Lancaster, Mauston, Middleton, Ladysmith,
Elkhorn and Wautoma, Wisconsin (see Wisconsin Circuit Courts).
Van Wagner & Wood's attorneys also appear in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (on state criminal & drunk driving appeals) and the United States District Court of Appeals (on federal criminal appeals).
Related Information:
Attorney
Christopher Van Wagner | Attorney
Tracey Wood | Firm
Overview
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Gratification | Child
Pornography | Sex
Crimes
Felony Charges | Felony
Penalties | Misdemeanor
Charges | Misdemeanor
Penalties
Jury
Trials | Appeals
| Prior Conviction
Challenges
Free Initial Consultation
The criminal defense attorneys
at Van Wagner & Wood are very experienced in defending people
who have been charged with a crime or drunk driving, and they are very
straightforward with their clients, never sugar coating the true or building
a client up only to let them down in the end. For that reason, they prefer
to refer to a first initial consultation as a mere first impression analysis
because no good criminal defense attorney can even begin to fully digest
all of the complexities of a sex crime case in the short and often hurried
first meeting. If you would like a straightforward brief and professional
opinion about the reality of the state's case against you and how you
might prevail, please contact the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood right
away.
Call: 608-284-1200
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