The October WSLL @ Your Service is now online. In this issue:
Corbin on Contracts – an eBook alternative
Corbin on Contracts is one of the leading treatises on United States contract law. Updated twice a year, this highly cited sixteen volume set covers a variety of topics, from the formation to discharge of a contract. This book is available to Wisconsin State Law Library cardholders anywhere as a Lexis Digital eBook. Read more
New Books
Our two featured books this month are Mental Health Law in Wisconsin: a Guide for Legal and Mental Health Professionals and The Rights of the Accused Under the Sixth Amendment: Trials, Presentation of Evidence, and Confrontation. Our full October new book list is also ready to read! Read more
Tech Tip
Windows 10 users can use the "Timeline" feature to see where they've been in recent days - whether it's files on their computer or websites they've visited. This operating system trick is a handy way to pick up where you left off - even if it's been a few days since you last worked on a file. Read more
Library News
We welcome our new Branch Librarian for the Milwaukee County Law Library, and share other October news. Read more
October Snapshot
Forget beach reads! It's almost blanket-and-a-book weather! Curl up with a cozy mystery from our Prose and Cons collection. Browse our shelves virtually and ask a librarian for help or to place a hold for pickup at our Circulation Desk. Read more
Library Highlights
October 4, 2021
September 13, 2021
New Criminal Jury Instructions Released
The Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions have recently been updated, with a 2021 release approved by the Wisconsin Judicial Conference's Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The fifty-ninth supplement to the Criminal Jury Instructions updates the publication on legislative actions and judicial decisions through August 2021.
The update includes revisions of twenty-nine existing jury instructions, as well as five new instructions. New to the set are:
The following instructions have been updated:
Earlier this year the Library partnered with the Office of Judicial Education to debut free access to the Wisconsin Jury Instructions on our website. While updated instructions can be downloaded at any time from our website, many readers may wish to keep their print sets up-to-date. Updating an existing set of print instructions works just as it has in prior years.
- 1243 Battery to a Nurse
- 1784 Inmate Possessing an Article With Intent to Retain
- 1787 Receiving an Article From an Inmate to Convey Out of Jail or Prison
- 1808A Bribery of Witness: Transferring Property
- 1808B Bribery of Witness: Accepting a Bribe
The following instructions have been updated:
- Introduction
- 141 Where Identification of Defendant is in Issue
- 180 Statements of Defendant
- 235 Refusal of Defendant to Furnish Sample for Alcohol Test
- 268 Law Note: Jurisdiction
- 1014 First Degree Intentional Homicide: Self-defense: Second Degree Intentional Homicide
- 1187 Homicide by Operation of a Vehicle with a Detectable Amount of a Restricted Controlled Substance - § 940.09(1)(am)
- 1266 Injury (Great Bodily Harm) by Operation of a Vehicle with a Detectable Amount of a Restricted Controlled Substance - § 940.25(1)(am)
- 1272 Neglect of Patients and Residents
- 1284 Stalking
- 1284B Stalking
- 1321 Endangering Safety by Use of a Dangerous Weapon: Operating or Going Armed with a Firearm While Under the Influence of an Intoxicant
- 1343 Possession of a Firearm
- 1537 Sexual Gratification in Public
- 1785 Delivering an Article to an Inmate
- 1786 Possessing an Article with Intent to Deliver it to an Inmate
- 2198 Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
- 2502 Commitment as a Sexually Violent Person Under Chapter 980, Wis. Stats.
- 2506 Discharge of a Sexually Violent Person Under Chapter 980, Wis. Stats.
- 2664B Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Detectable Amount of a Restricted Controlled Substance
- 2682B Failing to Install an Ignition Interlock Device
- 6030 Possession of a Controlled Substance
- 6031 Attempted Possession of a Controlled Substance
- 6050 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 6070 Use or Possession of a Masking Agent
- SM-32 Accepting a Plea of Guilty
- SM-32A No Contest and Alford Pleas
- SM-34A Determining Sentence Credit Under Section 973.155
- SM-50 Competency to Proceed
Earlier this year the Library partnered with the Office of Judicial Education to debut free access to the Wisconsin Jury Instructions on our website. While updated instructions can be downloaded at any time from our website, many readers may wish to keep their print sets up-to-date. Updating an existing set of print instructions works just as it has in prior years.
Download and print the fifty-ninth release. Blank pages have been inserted to make double sided printing easier. File new and updated instructions, along with the updated statutory comparative table and index in your print set. A complete, printable file of all the current Criminal Jury Instructions and finding aids is also available for those who need to print a complete set.
For information on the status of the Committee's work, please contact Bryce Pierson at bryce.pierson@wicourts.gov.
August 12, 2021
eBook recommendation: Employment in Wisconsin
We turn to Maynard Sautter's Employment in Wisconsin for direct, practical summaries of different employment related topics. This single volume book discusses state and federal laws that affect the employer/employee relationship and working conditions in the private sector. Each chapter includes analysis that is enhanced by sample policies, practical tips, or other recommendations for best practices.
Chapters walk practitioners and business owners through the hiring and termination of employees, with extensive focus on wages, hours, and benefits. Other chapters include:
- Health and safety standards
- Testing
- Employment discrimination
- Employee relations
- Union organizing
- Disability or death of an employee
- Unemployment compensation
- Record keeping and reporting
This book is available as a print book for checkout from all three of our libraries, but now library cardholders can also read this book immediately on Lexis Digital. Log in with your card number to consult Employment in Wisconsin anywhere and anytime.
Lexis Digital ebooks can be accessed through the Lexis Digital link on our eBooks page, or by searching for the book title in our catalog and heading directly to the eBook using the link in the catalog record.
July 30, 2021
Job Posting: Branch Librarian at Milwaukee County Law Library
The Milwaukee County Law Library is seeking a Branch Librarian‐MCLL to lead an exceptional group dedicated to providing reference and research assistance to library users. This position will manage the day‐to‐day operations of the Milwaukee County Law Library. They will supervise and direct library staff and develop relationships at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and provide outreach to the community.
Learn more about the job and how to apply here:
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