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: Spring 2004
Printable Version of the Spring 2004 Issue

Use the links below to navigate the current issue and to print individual articles.

Features:

Immigration Basics for Criminal Defense: The Ten Most Common Myths about Representing
Non-Citizen Clients
By: Erich C. Straub

DOC Changes its Pre-Sentence Investigation Process by Developing Truth-in-Sentencing Recommendation Grids
By: Michael Lew and Eric Kim

Legislative Update
By: Krista Ginger

Practice Pointer: Model Letter to Client for Use in Revocation Cases
By: Michael Tobin

Juvenile Practice Pointer: Stay of Mandatory Sex Offender Registration
By: Michael Yovovich

In Every Issue:

Assigned Counsel Division News
By: Deb Smith

Case Digest
By: Bill Tyroler

Recent Law Review Articles

Review Granted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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