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: Summer/Fall 2008

** Printable Version of the Summer/Fall 2008 Issue

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Features:

Developing the Defense in Child Sexual Assault Cases
        By: Attorney Kathleen B. Stilling

“It’s Too Horrible To Turn Over”: Limitations of Electronic Discovery in Child Pornography Cases
        By: Attorney Jeffrey J. De La Rosa

SORNA: What Every Wisconsin Criminal Defense Lawyer Should Know
        By: Attorney Craig Albee

Potential Consequences Collateral to a Criminal Conviction
        By: Attorney Marcus J. Berghahn

In Every Issue:

Case Digest

Criminal Jury Instruction Committee Report

Recent Law Review Articles

Review Granted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Training Calendar