The Wisconsin Defender is the quarterly publication of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office. The Wisconsin Defender includes practical information for attorneys, judges and other professionals involved in the criminal justice system. The Wisconsin Defender is provided in electronic format at no cost to all Wisconsin public defenders, private bar attorneys who accept Wisconsin public defender appointments, all Wisconsin judges, and other interested readers. The Wisconsin Defender is also available in paper format to prison inmates for a nominal fee.

Current Issue: Fall 2004
Printable Version of the Fall 2004 Issue

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Features:

Re-confinement Hearings: What Criteria and Factors Should the Trial Courts Consider Before Imposing Re-confinement Time?
By: Yvonne E. Vegas

Extended Supervision Revocations: Questions and Concerns from an Appellate Perspective
By: Diana Felsmann

Practice Pointer
When a Referral to Deferred Prosecution IS NOT Enough: Representing Immigrants Charged With Domestic Violence
By: Anthony Delyea

Jury Instruction Committee Report
By: Charles Vetzner

In Every Issue:

Case Digest
By: Bill Tyroler

Recent Law Review Articles

Review Granted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Training Calendar

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