Resources

Practice Advisories

WDA staff and the resource attorneys have created practice advisories on issues relevant to indigent defense. These documents are in Word format and you are encouraged to cut and paste them into your motions and other documents.

If you have an issue that you feel we should prepare an advisory on, let us know. If you have prepared practice advisories and would like to submit one for publication to the indigent defense community, please contact staff for publication to our data base.

As with all resources, WDA attempts to keep these documents current, but it is your responsibility to check the law for changes.

Here are the main subcategories for our Practice Advisories.

 

Below are the most recently updated documents and links in all practice advisories categories

DUI Guide

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Ending the Duty to Register When Offenses Committed as an Adult

This practice advisory explains that the duty to register varies in length for adults and depends upon the conviction creating the duty and whether the person has subsequent convictions for felonies or sex related offenses. Some i...

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Exceptional Down_SRA_Checklist With Cite (8.2017)

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DUI Guide (2023)

This resource includes information and arguments that can be useful when defending clients charged with DUI and gives context to some of the resources on the WDA website.

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Clemency and Pardons Overview (9.2023)

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Sentencing: Changes to SRA Scoring of Juvenile Points (10.2023)

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DOC Data Re: Resentencing Cases 2017-2023 (3.31.23)

This PDF is the data DOC provided regarding resentencing cases from 3.1.17-3.31.23 other than Blake.

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SB 5536: 2023 Blake “fix” Legislation

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2023 LFO Legislation

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Early Release from DOC Due to Medical Condition 2023 Update (6.2023)

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