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Criminal Defense

• Criminal Law Basics (Nolo.com)
  Includes:
  • Accomplices, Accessories, Aiders, and Abettors
  • Defenses to Criminal Charges
  • How a Defendant's Mental State Affects His or Her Responsibility for a Crime
    
• Criminal Lawyers & Procedure (Nolo.com)
  Includes:
  • Criminal Defense Lawyer FAQs
  • Criminal Procedure FAQs
    Covers felony vs. misdemeanor, presumption of innocence, beyond a reasonable doubt, incompetent to stand trial, why a defendant might not testify, etc.
  • Defendants' Incentives for Accepting Plea Bargains
  • Does Self-Representation in a Criminal Case Ever Make Sense?
  • How People Get Charged With Crimes
  • When Juveniles are Tried in Adult Criminal Court
    
• Defenses FAQ (Lawyers.com)
• Public Defender Training Programs (WI State Public Defender)
  Misdemeanor cases, appeals, etc.
• WI Opinions
  • On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)

Last Updated: October 17, 2012 | Up to Top