Drug Charges

No-Contact Order A no-contact order is a common condition of bond in Wisconsin criminal cases. It forbids contact of any kind between a defendant and another individual. Usually a no-contact order will apply to the alleged victim of the case, often in cases charged as...

Quantity & Quality As with many commodities, quantity and quality are the two standard areas to determine value, and drugs are no different. Cocaine that is nearly pure is much more valuable than the average gram of cocaine sold at the street level where it is...

Every Day Drug Paraphernalia A frequent charge we see is possession of drug paraphernalia, especially in conjunction with other drug charges or arising out of traffic stops. In Wisconsin, a conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia, or PDP as it is sometimes...

Drug Dealing and Your Cellphone To start this blog post off, you should not sell drugs. It is illegal. That being said, if you choose to ignore that bit of legal advice, there are certain things that are more likely to incriminate you, or that can be used as evidence...

10 Questions: Jessa Nicholson This is a recent write-up featuring me -  Attorney Jessa Nicholson - in the April issue of Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine.  There's a bit of shameless self-promotion here, but I thought I'd share it.  Perhaps equally exciting to me is that the...

Drug Testing Part 2: Hair Follicle Testing Drug testing has become a regular part of everyday life, whether it is for employment or insurance reasons, parents testing their children, or as a condition of probation or a family law order. This article will continue a...

Drug testing has become a regular part of everyday life, whether it is for employment or insurance reasons, parents testing their children, or as a condition of probation or a family law order. There are many different kinds of drug tests, cheek swabs, hair follicle,...

When most people think of the term "drug dealer" they think of someone who makes their living from selling drugs. However our office receives countless calls from everyday people asking how they have been charged with drug distribution. The way the Wisconsin Statutes...

Proposed legislation is circulating through the Wisconsin legislature that would significantly increase compensation for those who are exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.  Here at Nicholson & Gansner, all we can say is: "It's about time!"...