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Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Jensen
111 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1925

Milwaukee, WI 53202-4825

414.671.9484

Jeffrey W. Jensen is a criminal defense lawyer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He is also a criminal appeals lawyer in Wisconsin.

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Legal Briefs and Criminal Forms
The motions and briefs in this section were researched and drafted by Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense attorney Jeffrey W. Jensen.   Attorney Jensen has practiced criminal defense throughout the State of Wisconsin for over twenty-three years.  He has defended some of the most high-profile cases in recent history.

This section gives an overview the the materials that are available.  You may also find these specific materials:

Criminal Appeals Briefs
Criminal Motion Practice
Criminal Law Forms

Federal Sentencing Guidelines
How Police Investigate Sex Crimes
What is a Federal Drug Conspiracy?
A complete WIKI of criminal law information and materials

View the descriptions of the available briefs and forms from the index below. If you find a brief you would like to order simply send an email to jeffreywjensen@jensendefense.com , describe the brief you need, and the brief will be sent to you as an email attachment in the format you designate. You may use the brief in any manner you choose without any attribution necessary.

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Motion for change of venue due to pretrial publicity

Dismiss criminal complaint for failure to state sufficient facts to constitute the offense charged

Challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to establish probable cause at a preliminary hearing

Motion to dismiss counts in an information because they are wholly unrelated to the evidence presented at the preliminary hearing

Opposing the State's motion for joinder of counts or defendants

Motion for severance of defendants and/or counts

Motion to dismiss for failure to make a prima facie case

FIFTH AMENDMENT
Motion to suppress confession to police on the grounds of coercion

Motion to suppress confession to police for Miranda violation

Motion to suppress statement (defendant invoked right to counsel)

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

Probable cause to arrest without a warrant

Probable cause to arrest without a warrant (exigent circumstances)

Challenging sufficiency of affidavit in support of search warrant application

Motion and brief for "Franks Hearing" (false information in affidavit for search warrant or exculpatory evidence purposely omitted)

SIXTH AMENDMENT

Ineffective assistance of counsel

CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES

Motion to dismiss (Double Jeopardy)

Motion and brief to declare statute unconstitutionally vague or overbroad

Motion and brief to declare statute unconstitutional under Equal Protection Clause


PRELIMINARY RULINGS ON EVIDENCE

Motion for preliminary ruling on the admissibility of other acts evidence (the so-called "Sullivan" analysis)

Hearsay/Confrontation in a criminal case (post Crawford)

Motion to admit evidence that crime was committed by a third party

Motion to admit evidence of prior violent acts by the victim (in a case involving self-defense)

Motion and brief to prohibit expert witness from relating hearsay bases for opinion to the jury

DISCOVERY

Discovery Demand

Motion to exclude all State's witnesses for failure to timely serve a witness list

Protective Order

Motion for scientific testing and to keep the results privileged unless and until the defendant decides to use the results as evidence at trial

MOTIONS IN LIMINE

Standard motions in limine

POSTCONVICTION

Motion and brief to withdraw guilty plea prior to sentencing

Motion and brief to withdraw guilty plea following sentencing

Motion and brief for new trial because of newly-discovered evidence

Motion and brief tor a new trial because of witness recantation

Motion and brief for a new trial due to ineffective assistance of counsel

Motion and brief to modify sentence (unduly harsh)

APPEAL

Notice of Intent to Pusue Postconviction Relief

Notice of Appeal

Statement on the Transcript

Motion for Extension of Time

Sufficiency of the evidence to support conviction

MISCELLANEOUS

Motion to declare Chapter 980 unconstitutional for failure to provide a temporal context

Motion to declare Chapter 980 unconstitutional under Equal Protection



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Milwaukee criminal defense attorney Jeffrey W. Jensen, of the Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Jensen, a Milwaukee law firm with offices located at 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1925, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has represented persons throughout the State of Wisconsin. If you will face felony charges in either state court or in federal court you should call 414.671.9484. Attorney Jensen regularly appears in Milwaukee County (Milwaukee criminal defense lawyer), Waukesha County (Waukesha criminal defense lawyer, Brookfield criminal defense lawyer), Washington County (West Bend and Germantown criminal defense lawyer), Racine County (Racine criminal defense lawyer), Kenosha County (Kenosha criminal defense lawyer), Brown County (Green Bay criminal defense lawyer), Fond du Lac County (Fond du Lac criminal defense lawyer), and Winnebago County (Oshkosh criminal defense lawyer)




The material on this site is a product of the Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Jensen.  Unless otherwise noted it may be used for any legal purpose with attribution.

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