Petition For Termination Of Lifetime Supervision

Under Wisconsin law, a convicted sex offender on lifetime supervision may file a petition for termination of lifetime supervision with the court that ordered the lifetime supervision if he or she has not been convicted of a crime that was committed during lifetime supervision after a period of 15 years has elapsed since the date of placement on lifetime supervision.

When the court receives the petition, the court will refer it to the district attorney who had previously prosecuted the serious sex offense that was the basis for the order of lifetime supervision. The district attorney will research the record of the person on lifetime supervision to determine whether any crimes have been prosecuted against him or her during the period of lifetime supervision, and report all findings to the court.

If the district attorney's report indicates that the person on lifetime supervision was convicted of any criminal offenses during the period of lifetime supervision, the court will deny the petition without a hearing. If the DA's report indicates that the person on lifetime supervision has not been convicted of any criminal offenses during the supervision, then a entire process begins involving an evaluation of the person on lifetime supervision, notification to the department of corrections so that they may submit a report including information concerning the person's conduct while on lifetime supervision and an opinion as to whether lifetime supervision of the person is still necessary to protect the public. A hearing is scheduled to hear the petition.

The court will consider any relevant information and request any additional information as it deems necessary to make a decision as to whether the person's petition for termination of lifetime supervision shall be granted that request. If the court denies the petition for termination of lifetime supervision, the person may not file a subsequent petition requesting termination of lifetime supervision until at least 3 years have elapsed since the most recent petition was denied.

No criminal defense attorney can make promises about the outcome of a hearing to revoke lifetime supervision, and the attorney at Van Wagner & Wood are no exception to that rule, but they are exceptional attorneys with a long history of favorable outcomes in many types of criminal defense cases.

If lifetime supervision has effected your life, then you should at least consider taking advantage of the free consultation offer from the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood.

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Van Wagner & Wood is a criminal defense law firm located in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm's address and a link to a map are below. The attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood, Christopher Van Wagner and Tracey Wood, represent people under investigation for a crime or drunk driving offense or people arrested and charged with a crime or DUI throughout Wisconsin (a list of the courts where those attorneys most frequently appear is provided below and on the Wisconsin court page). Those attorneys also represent people previously convicted of a crime or drunk driving who want to challenge or directly appeal the conviction or sentence.

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The criminal defense attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood are very experienced in defending people who have been charged with a crime or drunk driving, and they are very straightforward with their clients, never sugar coating the true or building a client up only to let them down in the end. For that reason, they prefer to refer to a first initial consultation as a mere first impression analysis because no good criminal defense attorney can even begin to fully digest all of the complexities of a sex crime case in the short and often hurried first meeting. If you would like a straightforward brief and professional opinion about the reality of the state's case against you and how you might prevail, please contact the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood right away.

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