- 1. Appeals
- A. Right to appeal
- B. Commencing the appeal
- C. Briefs/Appendices
- D. Waiver of issues/arguments
- 1. Objection requirement
- 2. Motion to dismiss
- 3. Motion in limine
- 4. Specific issues
- a. Circuit court competency
- b. Closing argument
- c. Constitutional issues
- d. Confrontation issues
- e. Delinquency adjudication
- f. Double jeopardy
- g. DPA
- h. Judge's conduct
- g. Jury issues
- i. Plea bargain breach
- j. Public trial right
- k. Right to substitute judge
- l. Sufficiency of evidence
- m. Suppression motions
- n. Territorial jurisdiction
- 5. Judicial estoppel
- 6. Court may ignore waiver
- 7. Plain Error
- 8. Need for cross-appeal
- 9. Guilty plea waiver rule
- 10. Serial litigation bar
- 11. Respondent's waiver
- 12. State's waiver
- E. No-Merit Reports
- F. Interlocutory Appeal
- G. Petitions for Review
- H. Certification by COA
- I. Voluntary dismissal
- J. Sanctions on Appeal
- K. Standards of Review
- 1. Generally
- 2. Adminstrative decisions
- 3. Affirm on other grounds
- 4. Competence of defendant
- 5. Constitutionality of statute
- 6. Counsel, waiver of right
- 7. Directed verdict
- 8. Discretionary decision
- 9. Documentary evidence
- 10. Evidentiary decisions
- 11. Guilty plea
- 12. Implicit findings
- 13. Implied consent decision
- 14. Ineffective assistance of counsel
- 27. Interest of justice
- 15. Judicial bias
- 16. Jury issues
- 17. Mistrial decision
- 18. Newly discovered evidence
- 18. Postconviction decisions
- 19. Preclusion claim/issue
- 20. Public trial decision
- 21. Reconsideration decisions
- 22. Restitution decision
- 23. Search & seizure
- 24. Sentencing decisions
- 25. Speedy trial
- 26. Sufficiency of evidence
- 27. suppression decision
- 28. Weight of authority
- L. Harmless Error
- 1. Generally
- 2. Evidentiary decision
- 3. Denial of confrontation
- 4. Denial of counsel
- 5. Denial of right to defense
- 6. Disclosure of CI
- 7. Discovery violation
- 8. Guilty plea error
- 9. Ineffective assist. of counsel
- 10. Joinder
- 11. Juror misconduct
- 12. Jury instructions/verdict
- 13. Jury determination
- 14. Jury selection
- 15. Lesser offense conviction
- 16. Misconduct evidence
- 17. Plain error rule
- 18. Pre-Miranda silence
- 19. Prior record, admission of
- 20. Prosecutorial misconduct
- 21. Sentencing
- 22. Sexually violent person
- 23. Structural error
- 24. Suppression of evidence
- 25. TPR
- 26. Vouching
- 27. Errors declared harmful
- M. Access to PSI on appeal
- 2. Bail/bond
- 3. Civil Commitments
- A. Ch. 51, Mental health
- 1. Original commitment
- 2. Recommitment
- 3. Prisoner commitments
- 4. Involuntary meds
- 5. Sec. 51.35 transfers
- 6. Procedures/hearings/evidence
- 7. Ineffective assistance
- 8. Appeals
- 9. Treatment records access
- B. Ch. 54, Guardianships
- C. Ch. 55, Protective placement
- D. Sec. 252.07, TB treatment
- E. Ch. 880, Guardianships
- F. Sec. 971.14 commitments
- G. Sec. 971.17, NGI
- H. Ch. 980, SVPs
- A. Ch. 51, Mental health
- 4. Competency of defendant
- 5. Confessions
- 6. Confrontation, 6th Am.
- 7. Contempt
- 8. Counsel, 6th Am.
- 9. Crimes
- A. Ch. 301: Corrections
- B. Chs. 343-346: Traffic offense
- C. Chs. 939: Inchoate offenses
- D. Ch. 940: Against life/body
- 1. Constitutional issues
- 2. Causation
- 3. Elements of offenses
- 4. Lesser included offenses
- 5. Evidence
- 7. Sec. 940.01
- 8. Sec. 940.02
- 9. Sec. 940.03 (Felony-Murder)
- 10. Sec. 940.04 (abortion)
- 11. Sec. 940.06
- 12. Sec. 940.08
- 14. Sec. 940.09
- 13. Sec. 940.10
- 15. Sec. 940.11
- 16. Sec. 940.19
- 17. Sec. 940.20
- 18. Sec. 940.201
- 19. Sec. 940.203
- 20. Sec. 940.21
- 21. Sec. 940.22
- 22. Sec. 940.225
- 23. Sec. 940.23
- 24. Sec. 940.235
- 25. Sec. 940.25
- 26. Sec. 940.30
- 27. Sec. 940.31
- 28. Sec. 940.32
- 29. Sec. 940.42
- E. Chapter 941: Against public
- F. Ch. 943: Against property
- G. Ch. 944: Against sex. morality
- H. Ch. 946: Against gov't/admin
- I. Ch. 947: Against public peace
- J. Ch. 948: Against children
- K. Ch. 951: Against animals
- L. Ch. 961: Controlled Subst.
- M. Other crimes
- 10. Defenses
- A. Statutory defenses
- 1. Adequate provocation
- 2. Bar to prosecution
- 3. Coercion
- 4. Defense of others
- 5. Defense of self
- 6. Disobedient child
- 7. Double jeopardy,
- 8. Homicide, intoxicated use
- 9. Imperfect self-defense,
- 10. Mistake
- 11. Privilege
- 12. Statute of limitations
- 13. Spiritual healing
- 14. Territorial jurisdiction
- 15. Not guilty due to instanity
- 16. Venue
- 17. Voluntary intoxication
- B. Non-statutory defenses
- C. Waiver of defense
- A. Statutory defenses
- 11. Defense Wins
- 12. Double Jeopardy, 5th Am.
- 13. Due Process
- A. Derivative-Use Immunity
- B. Doyle v. Ohio
- C. Exculpatory Evidence
- D. Identification procedure
- E. Juror unanimity
- F. Notice of charge
- G. Parole
- H. Presence of litigant
- I. Complete defense
- J. Presumptions
- K. Resentencing
- L. Restraints on defendant
- M. Scienter
- N. Statutory challenge
- O. Substantive due process
- P. Testify on own behalf
- Q. Vagueness
- R. Vindictiveness
- 14. Equal Protect., 14th Am.
- 15. Evidence
- A. General provisions, Ch. 901
- B. Judicial notice, Ch. 902
- C. Presumptions, Ch. 903
- D. Relevance, Ch. 904
- 1. Types of evidence
- a. BAC test
- b. Computer animation
- c. Awareness of guilt
- d. awareness of innocence
- e. Demonstrative evidence
- f. Failure to ID defendant
- g. Field sobriety tests
- h. Flight
- i. Guns/drug trafficking
- j. Hand swab results
- k. Marijuana use
- l. PBT
- m. Polygraph
- n. Profile character
- o. Refusal, OWI
- p. Silence
- q. Suggestiveness of line-up
- 3. Prejudice, 904.03
- 4. Character, 904.04
- 5. Plea-Bargain statements
- 1. Types of evidence
- E. Privilege, Ch. 905
- F. Witnesses, Ch. 906
- G. Opinions/experts, Ch. 907
- H. Hearsay, Ch. 908
- 1. Definitions
- 2. Against interest statements
- 3. Business records
- 4. Hearsay declarant credibility
- 5. Dying declaration
- 6. Excited utterance
- 7. Exculpatory evidence
- 9. Medical diagnosis
- 10. Prior consistent stmnt
- 11. Prior inconsistent stmnt
- 12. Public reports
- 13. Recent perception
- 14. Residual exceptions
- 15. State of mind
- 16. Unavailable declarant
- 17. Videotapes of children
- 18. 911 calls
- I. Authentication, Ch. 909
- J. Writings/recordings, Ch. 910
- K. Rape shield, 972.11(2)
- L. Newly-discovered evidence
- M. Corroboration rule
- N. Exculpatory
- P. Presentence Report
- 16. Ex Post Facto
- 17. Expungement
- 18. Extradition/detainers
- 19. First Amendment
- 20. Guest Posts
- 21. Guilty pleas
- 22. Habeas corpus
- 23. Judge
- 24. Jurisdiction, etc
- 25. Jury
- 26. Juvenile proceedings
- 27. Open records
- 28. Paternity/child support
- 29. Postconv. Motions
- 30. Pretrial proceedings
- 31. Probation/ES
- 32. Prosecutor misconduct
- 33. Public Trial
- 34. Bear Arms, 2nd Am.
- 35. Search & Seizure
- A. Expectation of privacy
- 1. Abandoned property
- 3. Containers
- 4. Cell phones
- 5. Commercial property
- 6. Common Hallway / Area
- 7. Courthouse hall
- 8. Curtilage
- 9. Detainees, strip searches
- 10. Garbage
- 11. GPS
- 12. Guest
- 13. Hospital room
- 14. Mail
- 15. Pager
- 16. Public restroom
- 17. REP – Auto
- 18. Threshold of residence
- 19. Email/network
- B. Search warrants
- C. Warrant unnecessary
- D. Search incident to arrest
- E. Administrative searches
- F. Private search or seizure
- G. Reasonable suspicion
- H. Exclusionary rule
- I. Suppression hearings
- J. Forfeiture of seized property
- K. Electronic surveillance
- A. Expectation of privacy
- 36. Sentencing
- A. Allocution
- B. Trial court discretion
- C. Factors
- D. Type of punishment
- E. Enhancers
- F. Sentence credit
- 1. Custody and escape
- 2. Concurrent sentences
- 3. Conditional jail time
- 4. Consecutive sentences
- 5. Contempt commitment
- 6. Custody in another state
- 7. Delayed report date
- 8. DIS confinement
- 9. Electronic monitoring
- 10. Extended supervision
- 12. Parole revocation
- 13. Read-ins
- 14. Reconfinement
- 15. Chapter 980 custody
- G. Mandatory penalties
- H. Modification/Review
- I. Expungement
- 37. Separation of Powers
- 38. Speedy Trial, 6th Am.
- 39. Statutes
- 40. TPRs
- 41. Trial Procedures
- 42. Wisconsin Constitution
- 43. Writs (Non-Habeas)
- 44. SCOTUS
- 45. WI Supreme Court
- A. Review Grants
- B. Opinions
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- 46. WI Court of Appeals
- A. Certification requests
- B. Published opinions
- Published 1995
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- C. Unpublished Opinions
- 47. WI Circuit Court
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