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News

Admissible evidence at hearing to commit ‘sexually violent person’ greater than at criminal trial, court of appeals says - November 18, 2009

Justices seek standard to judge offensive racial remarks during oral arguments in ‘baby mama’ case - October 22, 2009

Court-appointed indigent defense lawyers may file no-merit reports under statute referring to SPD - October 14, 2009

Court of appeals rejects claim that 17-year-olds fall outside statute punishing contribution to child delinquency - October 2, 2009

Police ‘caretaker function’ no basis to preserve evidence in non-emergency warrantless search - October 1, 2009

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider how informed defendant must be to enter guilty plea - August 26, 2009

Books and products

2007 Adult Guardian ad Litem Training (2007) - On Demand

2007 Traffic Law Update (2007) - On Demand

A Snitch in Time (2008) - On Demand

Seminars and events

Criminal Law Section Board - December 3, 2009

Criminal Law Section Board - January 21, 2010

Criminal Law Section Board - February 25, 2010

Legislation

Wisconsin Lawyer June 2007: Legislative Watch: Return 17-Year-Olds to Juvenile Court

Capitol Update Newsletter December 5, 2005

Capitol Update Newsletter November 17, 2005

Capitol Update Newsletter October 31, 2005

Capitol Update Newsletter October 24, 2005

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Practice resources

Wisconsin Lawyer May 2009: Ethics: E-09-02: Prosecutor’s Obligations to Pro Se Persons: The State Bar Professional Ethics Committee issued Formal Opinion E-09-02, outlining a prosecutor’s obligations when dealing with unrepresented persons.

Wisconsin Lawyer July 2008: Ethics: Border Hopping: New Rules on Multijurisdictional Practices: The Wisconsin Supreme Court has tentatively approved changes to SCR 20:5.5 regarding multijurisdictional practice in Wisconsin, both for lawyers not licensed in Wisconsin who occasionally provide legal services to clients in Wisconsin and for Wisconsin-licensed lawyers who provide legal services to clients in other jurisdictions in which they are not licensed to practice.

Criminal Law and Evidence - Recent and Pending Cases 1.0 MB

Discovery Opportunities in Sex Offense Cases 15 KB

Member Expense Reimbursement Form: Reimbursement form for State Bar of Wisconsin members. 225 KB

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Programs/projects

Wisconsin Lawyer December 1999: Serving the Public: SPD Promotes Democratic Ideals, Internationally: Promoting democratic ideals through the Gideon Initiative, the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office provides a model for Israel.

Research/reports

Criminal Law Section: Long Range Plan: Seven Criminal Law Section Board Members, one Section Member and a member of the State Bar Government Relations Staff met on April 18th in Green Lake to develop proposals for the Section's future.

Recent Juvenile Law Changes and Common Traffic and Criminal Problems: This publication is an attempt to summarize the more important changes in the Juvenile Law that became effective in 1996 and to identify some common applications of the Criminal and Traffic Law to the Youth of Wisconsin.

Consumer resources

Answering Your Legal Questions About Arrest: Find legal questions about arrest answered in this brochure.

Answering Your Questions about AIDS/HIV and Criminal Law: This chapter discusses the issue of whether people living with HIV can be criminally prosecuted for transmitting the virus. Major questions that come up for HIV-positive inmates also are answered in this chapter.

Answering Your Questions about Victims & Witnesses: Answers to questions about victims and witnesses.

Wisconsin's Drunk Driving Law: Questions answered about Wisconsin's drunk driving law.

Young Lawyers Division: HIV and Your Rights: A Legal Guide to Wisconsin - Criminal Law

Resource links

American Civil Liberties Union Freedom Network: The ACLU network's site provides extensive information on general constitutional issues, as well as highlighting current news.

American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin: The Wisconsin ACLU homepage features information about Wisconsin constitutional issues. The site also features links to other related sites.

Answering Your Legal Questions About Arrest: Find legal questions about arrest answered in this brochure.

Answering Your Questions about AIDS/HIV and Criminal Law: This chapter discusses the issue of whether people living with HIV can be criminally prosecuted for transmitting the virus. Major questions that come up for HIV-positive inmates also are answered in this chapter.

Answering Your Questions about Victims & Witnesses: Answers to questions about victims and witnesses.

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