Dane County has a reputation of being "soft" on drugs and for certain drugs like marijuana, that reputation is well earned. Dane County is no different than any other county in the state when it comes to heroin however. If you are caught selling or trying to sell heroin, normally there are no breaks and when there is a gun involved, forget it.

Our client was caught with 125 grams of heroin and a .45 caliber handgun in a bag he was carrying. So far, doesn't sound very promising.

However, after speaking with the client, we learned that neither the drugs nor the gun actually belonged to him. He had agreed to store it for a relative of his. Still not looking so good.

We were able to convince the prosecutor that the family member was the person they should be looking at to prosecute and the state agreed with our position. Once the family member entered a plea to a charge involving drugs, the state dismissed all charges against our client.