Craig Mastantuono spoke earlier this month at the Annual Conference of the Wisconsin State Public Defender on Wisconsin’s Castle Doctrine law
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WISCONSIN CRIME & JUSTICE
DEFENDING PEOPLE IN THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA
CHARGING DECISION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY SHOOTING
Mastantuono Law Office represents the homeowner related to the March 3, 2012 shooting in Slinger, Washington County, which is discussed in a Journal Sentinel article regarding the Washington County District Attorney’s decision not to charge our client criminally, issued today.
DOES TAKING A DNA SAMPLE AT THE TIME OF ARREST VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION?
In this article, the Wisconsin State Bar discusses a potential new law in Wisconsin that would allow police to take DNA from a person who has been arrested for certain offenses.
IN THE NEWS: MASTANTUONO LAW OFFICE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES.
A preliminary report from the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) revealed a dramatic spike in domestic violence homicides last year.
DEFENDANTS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO COUNSEL
Attorneys Craig Mastantuono and Rebecca Coffee discuss the changing State and Federal Constitutional interplay of criminal defendants’ right to counsel during formal criminal proceedings.
IN THE NEWS: MASTANTUONO LAW OFFICE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN DNA LAW.
When a person is convicted of a felony in Wisconsin, a DNA sample is taken and stored in a state database.
WI COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF HOMICIDE CHARGE FOR MASTANTUONO LAW CLIENT
Mastantuono Law Office released the press statement below today, following a favorable decision in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirming the Burnett County Circuit Court’s dismissal of a homicide prosecution against one of our clients.
IN THE NEWS: MASTANTUONO LAW OFFICE’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER MILWAUKEE AT THE ETHAN ALLEN/WALES JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Spoiler alert: If you’re a child planning on attending the Milwaukee Society of the Polish Center’s Christmas party on Dec. 13, or if you are or will be a patient (of any age) at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee on Dec. 2, stop reading right now!
EXPUNGEMENT: REMOVING A CRIMINAL CONVICTION
For convictions in State Circuit Court, Wisconsin law allows for expungement of a person’s criminal conviction in limited instances.
SEXUALLY VIOLENT PERSONS LAW: NEW DEVELOPMENT
A state appeals court has clarified the standard required before a person committed as sexually violent can receive a new discharge hearing in circuit court.