Criminal Law & Procedure
Wisconsin
- Court System Overview: How a Case Moves Through the Courts (WI Court System)
- Criminal Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
- Criminal Procedure: the basics (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
- Steps in a Criminal Case (Dane County District Attorney)
- Trials
- US Attorneys' Manual: Criminal Division (US Dept of Justice)
- WI Court
System: Demystifying the Judicial Branch (WI Blue Book 2005-2006
feature article)
Includes Trial of a civil or criminal case, Alternatives to traditional civil and criminal procedure - WI Dept. of Justice, Division
of Criminal Investigation
Investigates crimes that are statewide in nature or importance. - WI Office of the Public
Defender
- Trial practice guides on such subjects as state public defenders in drug courts, experts, duties of trial counsel, sample revocation letters, and truth-in-sentencing guidelines
- Directories
- John Doe Proceedings
- Grand Jury and John Doe Proceedings in Wisconsin (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
- WI Statute: s. 968.26 "John Doe Proceeding"
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: ch.
938-951"Criminal Code"
- WI
Statutes: s. 939.50 "Classification of Felonies"
View classes & penalties for felonies. - WI
Statutes: s. 939.51 "Classification of Misdemeanors"
View classes & penalties for misdemeanors. - WI Statutes: s. 939.61 "Penalty when none expressed"
- WI Statutes: s. 939.62 - 939.648 Increased Penalties
- WI
Statutes: s. 939.50 "Classification of Felonies"
- WI Statutes: ch. 967-980 "Criminal Procedure"
- Opinions
- On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
- Rules
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Federal
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, Criminal Division
- Understanding
the Federal Courts: Criminal Cases (Administrative Office of
the U.S. Courts)
Explanation of the federal judicial process in criminal cases.
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
General
- Criminal Justice (American Bar Association)
Questions/answers on criminal law basics, the police & your rights, lawyers & criminal law, criminal charges, initial criminal proceedings, evidence in criminal trials, witnesses, defenses, pretrial procedures, trial, sentencing, appeals of criminal cases, rights of victims & jurors, and juvenile criminal cases. - National
Criminal Justice Reference Service
Full-text justice & substance abuse publications and hosts an abstracts database of over 170,000 criminal justice publications.
- Prosecutors
- Statistics
- SEARCH (National Consortium
for Justice Information and Statistics)
Support organization for local and state justice agencies.
- SEARCH (National Consortium
for Justice Information and Statistics)
- Trials
- Manual
on Recurring Problems
in Criminal Trials (Federal Judicial
Center, 5th ed.,
2001)
Guide to law governing procedure in criminal trials. Problems addressed include jury-related problems, disclosure issues, evidence, civil & criminal contempt, the 5th Amendment, confessions, and severance of defendants.
- Manual
on Recurring Problems
in Criminal Trials (Federal Judicial
Center, 5th ed.,
2001)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions
may apply to your specific situation.)
- U.S. Constitution: 6th Amendment "Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions"
- WI Constitution: Art. I , sec. 7 "Rights of Accused"
- WI Statute: s. 971.10 "Speedy Trial"
- WI Statute: ch. 972 "Criminal Trials"
- WI Statute: s. 972.02 "Jury Trials; Waiver"
- The Wisconsin Statutes contain numerous references to right of jury trial or demanding trial by jury. Examples of possible word or phrase searches include: "jury trial" ; "trial by jury"
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Legal Assistance
- Clean Slate Milwaukee
(414) 627-0067 Helps individuals to expunge eligible court criminal records. This clinic meets periodically. Check their website or Facebook page for upcoming events and related handouts. - LIFT Wisconsin
Provides a legal tune up tool to search public data and help users resolve civil legal issues, fill out forms, and resolve issues with background check, criminal court records, and eviction court records.
- Clean Slate Milwaukee
Guides
- Bail bonds (Racine Court)
Brief explanation of cash bond, signature bond, and co-signature bond. - Criminal Court Process (Dodge District Attorney)
- Criminal Process (Marathon District Attorney)
- Bail bonds (Racine Court)
Related Topics
- Appellate Procedure
- Arrest & Bail
- Court System
- Criminal Defense
- Discovery
- Drunk Driving
- Evidence
- Hate Crimes
- Internet Crime
- Jury
- Juvenile Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Legal Assistance
- Pardons etc
- Prisons & Prisoners
- Probation & Parole
- Search & Seizure
- Sentencing
- Sexual Assault
- Stalking
- Victims & Witnesses
Law Review Articles
- Legal proceedings: What is a John Doe investigation anyway?
State Bar News, Feb. 13, 2011
Library Resources
- Civil consequences of conviction: the impact of criminal records under Wisconsin law
- Civil process manual
- Criminal Law in a Nutshell
- Criminal Practice & Procedure: WI Practice Series
- Statutory misdemeanors in Wisconsin
- Substantive Criminal Law
- Wharton's Criminal Law
- Wisconsin crimes: elements, definitions, and penalties
- Wisconsin Jury Instructions - Criminal
Journals & Legal Databases
- American Criminal Law Review
- Buffalo Criminal Law Review
- Crime & Justice
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Review
- Criminal Law Review
- HeinOnline
- Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology