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Criminal Law Forms Library

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The State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE™ Criminal Law Forms Library puts high-quality forms at your fingertips, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All you need is a subscription and an Internet connection.

For a list of the Forms included in this library plus a the version of the form and the date they were last reviewed, please click here.

  • Checklist of Possible Defenses
  • Case Analysis
  • Checklist for the Arraignment
  • Checklist for the Initial Appearance
  • Checklist for Plea Negotiations and the Plea Decision
  • Checklist for the Preliminary Examination
  • Checklist for Sentencing
  • Checklist for Trial
  • Checklist of Time Limitations
  • Case Log
  • Confidential Witness List
  • To Be Done - Notes and Ideas
  • Authorization for Attorney to Appear and Act
  • Invocation of Fifth Amendment Right to Counsel
  • Legal Representation Agreement - Hourly Fee Held in Trust
  • Master Information List
  • Order Releasing Juvenile Court Records
  • Order Releasing Law-Enforcement Agency Records
  • Authorization for Release of Health-Care and Other Records
  • Authorization for Release of Juvenile Court Records
  • Authorization for Release of Records
  • Client's Letter of Representation
  • Fee Agreement Letter - Flat Fee Held in Trust
  • Checklist for Advising the Client on the Plea Decision
  • Checklist of Factors Affecting the Plea Decision
  • Application for Consolidation
  • Consent to Consolidation
  • Deferred Judgment Agreement
  • Deferred Prosecution Agreement (Version 1)
  • Deferred Prosecution Agreement (Version 2)
  • Order for Deferred Judgment
  • Order for Deferred Prosecution
  • Letter of Agreement
  • Checklist of Postconviction Motions and Writs
  • Motion for a New Trial
  • Motion for Release Pending Appeal
  • Motion to Modify Sentence
  • Motion to Withdraw Guilty or No-Contest Plea
  • Notice of Intent to Pursue Postconviction or Postdisposition Relief
  • Order Granting Writ of Certiorari
  • Order Granting Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • Petition for Writ of Certiorari
  • Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • Writ of Certiorari
  • Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • Sample Letter to State Public Defender Appellate Division
  • Checklist of Pretrial Motions
  • Admission of Personal Service
  • Affidavit in Support of Franks-Mann Motion
  • Sample Declaration in Support of Motion for Change of Venue or Venire
  • Affidavit in Support of Motion to Compel Disclosure of Confidential Informant
  • Sample Affidavit in Support of Motion to Sever Charges
  • Sample Affidavit in Support of Motion to Sever Defendants
  • Sample Affidavit of Equity
  • Declaration of Personal Service
  • Declaration of Service by Mail
  • Motion - Basic Form
  • Certificate Under Uniform Act for the Extradition of Witnesses
  • Defendant's Demand for Discovery and Inspection
  • Defendant's Motion for Certificate Regarding Out-of-State Witness
  • Defendant's Motion for Competency Examination
  • Defendant's Motion for Discovery and Inspection
  • Defendant's Motion to Transport Prisoner
  • Defendant's Request for Substitution of Judge
  • Defendant's Response to State's Discovery Demand
  • Demand for Speedy Trial
  • Motion for Bill of Particulars
  • Motion for Change of Venue or Venire
  • Motion for Continuance
  • Motion for Grant or Reduction of Bail
  • Motion for In Camera Inspection
  • Motion for Release from Obligations of Bond
  • Motion in Limine
  • Motion to Compel Disclosure of Confidential Informant
  • Motion to Dismiss - Basic Form
  • Motion to Dismiss - Defective Complaint
  • Motion to Dismiss - Double Jeopardy
  • Motion to Dismiss - Duplicity
  • Motion to Dismiss - Franks-Mann Motion
  • Motion to Dismiss - Insufficient Evidence to Support the Information
  • Motion to Dismiss - Insufficient Preliminary Examination
  • Motion to Dismiss - Multiplicity
  • Motion to Dismiss - Precharging of Prearrest Delay
  • Motion to Dismiss - Selective or Discriminatory Prosecution
  • Motion to Dismiss - Statute of Limitation
  • Motion to Dismiss - Unconstitutional Statute
  • Motion to Dismiss - Untimely Information
  • Motion to Dismiss - Untimely Preliminary Examination
  • Motion to Dismiss - Vindictive or Retaliatory Prosecution
  • Motion to Make More Definite and Certain
  • Motion to Sever Charges
  • Motion to Sever Defendants
  • Motion to Suppress - Basic Form
  • Motion to Suppress Fruits of Illegal Arrest
  • Motion to Suppress Fruits of Illegal Detention (and Frisk)
  • Motion to Suppress Fruits of Search of Premises
  • Motion to Suppress Fruits of Vehicle Search
  • Motion to Suppress Identification
  • Motion to Suppress Statements
  • Notice of Alibi
  • Notice of Motion (A)
  • Notice of Motion (B)
  • Waiver of Preliminary Examination
  • Letter Specifying Discovery Materials Provided to State
  • Motion for Ex Parte Hearing
  • Motion for Expert Funding
  • Sample Brief in Support of Motion for Expert Funding
  • Checklist of Defense Strategies at Sentencing
  • Checklist of Sentencing Motions and Other Materials
  • Motion for Sentence Credit
  • Motion to Remit Fines, Costs, Fees, and Surcharges
  • Motion to Set or Revise Restitution
  • Sample Letter in Support of Sentencing Recommendation
  • Checklist of Things to Do at the Opening of Trial
  • Checklist of Things to Do During Trial
  • Trial Motions Checklist
  • Additional Instructions for the Defendant
  • Appealable Issues
  • Exhibits
  • Instructions for Witnesses
  • Jury Selection Form
  • Notes on Prosecutor's Opening and Closing
  • Notes on Witnesses
  • Trial Motions Chart
  • Trial Outline
  • Request for Driver Record Abstract
  • Sample Fee Agreement: Hourly Fees Not Held in Trust
  • Order for Competency Examination by DHS (Form CR-205)
  • Motion for Testing by State Crime Laboratory
  • Order for Testing by Crime Laboratory on Behalf of Defendant
  • Motion to Prohibit Consideration of Prior Conviction
  • Order to Produce or Transport Prisoner (Form GF-190)
  • Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
  • Jury Selection Code
  • Subpoena (Form GF-126A)
  • Guilty Plea Questionnaire and Waiver of Rights (Form CR-227)
  • Notice of Right to Seek Postconviction Relief (Form CR-233)
  • Prisoner's Petition for Waiver of Prepayment of Fees and Costs - Declaration of Indigency (Form CV-438)
  • Authorization to Withhold Money from Trust Account (Form AP-013)
  • Order on Prisoner's Petition for Waiver of Prepayment of Fees-Costs (Form CV-439)
  • Petition for Waiver of Fees and Costs - Declaration of Indigency (Form CV-410A)
  • Petition to Modify Court-Imposed Conditions of Extended Supervision (Form CR-250)
  • Verification of Date of Release to Extended Supervision (Form CR-251)
  • Order Modifying Court-Imposed Conditions of Extended Supervision (Form CR-252)
  • Petition for Appointment of an Attorney - Form Summary (Form GF-152A Summary)
  • Petition for Appointment of an Attorney, Affidavit of Indigency and Order (Form GF-152A)
  • Assigned Counsel Division - General Certification Application
  • Misdemeanor Certification List Request
  • Class B-I Felony Certification List Request
  • Class A Felony Certification List Request
  • Appellate Certification List Request
  • Minimum Attorney Performance Standards for Appointed Private Bar Counsel
  • Minimum Attorney Performance Standards - Appellate Division
  • State Public Defender Request for Transcripts
  • SPD Trial Attorney Questionnaire
  • Wisconsin Circuit Court Fee, Forfeiture, Fine and Surcharge Tables
  • Checklist of Time Limitations
  • Motion to Dismiss for Destruction of Evidence
  • Subpoena Cover Letter
  • Core Principles of Juvenile Defense Practice
  • Order on Petition for Appointment of an Attorney, Affidavit of Indigency (Form GF-152B)
  • Certificate of Appearance (Subpoena) (Form GF-126B)
  • Order Approving Defendants Authorization for Attorney to Appear and Act
  • Order on Petition for Waiver of Fees and Costs (Form CV-410B)
  • Order on Petition for Appointment of an Attorney - Form Summary (Form GF-152B Summary)
  • Truth in Sentencing II - Penalty Chart
  • Motion for Change of Venue
  • Notice and Motion for Amendment of Detention Order
  • Order for Amendment of Detention Order
  • Request for a New Detention Hearing and for a Revision of the Detention Order
  • Motion to Review the Decision of the Circuit Court Commissioner
  • Motion for Release from Secure Detention
  • Motion for Release from Secure Custody and for an Alternative Placement Pending Adjudication
  • Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • Writ of Habeas Corpus and Order for Temporary Release
  • Motion to Release from Custody for Failure to Comply with Wis. Stat. Sec. 938.21
  • Motion to Release from Custody for Failure to Comply with Wis. Stat. Sec. 938.205
  • Motion to Dismiss the Petition
  • Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative to Remand the Proceeding to the Intake Stage
  • Motion to Dismiss the Petition for Failure to Comply with Statutory Time Periods
  • Motion to Strike or in the Alternative to Make the Petition More Specific
  • Notice of Amendment of Petition
  • Request for Substitution of Judge
  • Motion for Delivery of Law Enforcement Officers' Reports
  • Order for Delivery of Law Enforcement Officers' Reports
  • Demand for Discovery and Inspection
  • Motion for Discovery
  • Defendant's Response to State's Discovery Demand
  • Letter to Request Inspection or Delivery of Records
  • Release and Motion for Inspection of Records
  • Order for Inspection of Records
  • Motion for Protection of Records
  • Motion to Suppress Physical Evidence
  • Motion to Suppress Statements
  • Motion to Suppress Identification
  • Motion for Severance of Juvenile Defendants
  • Motion to Sever Charges
  • Motion to Suppress
  • Motion for Further Dispositional Study
  • Motion for Alternative Disposition
  • Notice and Motion to Review Dispositional Order
  • Petition for a New Hearing
  • Motion for Continuance
  • Notice of Intent to Pursue Postdispositional Relief
  • Petition for Leave to Appeal a Nonfinal Order
  • Motion to Dismiss Defective Waiver Petition

The documents that comprise the Criminal Law Forms Library come from the following PINNACLE resource book developed by eminent authorities on Wisconsin criminal law:

  • Wisconsin Criminal Defense Manual

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