Defending Your First Misdemeanor 2023 (2025)
Endorsed by the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
A misdemeanor manuscript
Defending your first criminal case can be a nerve-wracking experience, and that’s understandable. There may be serious consequences for your client if things go wrong, and misdemeanor cases are no exception. But when you get your first misdemeanor case, where do you even start?
Enter Defending Your First Misdemeanor, with step-by-step guidance on handling your first case. Assistant State Public Defender Steven Hughes will walk you through every stage of a misdemeanor case, so you know what to expect and can advise your client through each part of the proceedings.
Attorney Hughes will give you the confidence to approach:
- Client interviews
- Initial appearances
- Client mental health issues
- Discovery
- Pretrial motions
- Negotiations and plea offers
- Trial
- Plea and sentencing
- Appellate considerations
Endorsed by the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
A misdemeanor manuscript
Defending your first criminal case can be a nerve-wracking experience, and that’s understandable. There may be serious consequences for your client if things go wrong, and misdemeanor cases are no exception. But when you get your first misdemeanor case, where do you even start?
Enter Defending Your First Misdemeanor, with step-by-step guidance on handling your first case. Assistant State Public Defender Steven Hughes will walk you through every stage of a misdemeanor case, so you know what to expect and can advise your client through each part of the proceedings.
Attorney Hughes will give you the confidence to approach:
- Client interviews
- Initial appearances
- Client mental health issues
- Discovery
- Pretrial motions
- Negotiations and plea offers
- Trial
- Plea and sentencing
- Appellate considerations
You’ll also receive helpful tips on trial preparation, motions in limine, motions to compel discovery, and jury instructions. When a misdemeanor case lands on your desk, you’ll be ready with help from Defending Your First Misdemeanor.
Product details
- Discover a step-by-step approach to handling your first misdemeanor
- Know what to expect at each hearing and how to explain the process to your client
- Receive practical guidance on pre-trial motions and discovery requests
- Understand trial basics including motions in limine and jury instructions
- Get tips on negotiating with prosecutors and preparing for sentencing
- Learn how to preserve issues for appeal
- New lawyers
- Lawyers looking to add criminal defense to their practice
- Criminal defense lawyers
- Prosecutors
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