North Carolina Defender Manual

North Carolina Defender Manual
Author: John Rubin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781642380088
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Volume Two of the North Carolina Defender Manual is a resource for public defenders and appointed counsel who represent poor people accused of crimes. The book focuses primarily on criminal procedure at the trial stage. Chapters cover a variety of topics, such as personal rights of the defendant, selection of the jury, opening and closing arguments, witness examination, and appeals, post-conviction litigation, and writs.

North Carolina Defender Manual

North Carolina Defender Manual
Author: John Rubin
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781560117438
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View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. Volume One of the North Carolina Defender Manual is a resource for public defenders and appointed counsel who represent poor people accused of crimes. The book focuses on the principal areas of pretrial criminal procedure in North Carolina. Fifteen chapters cover a variety of topics, such as: capacity to proceed; discovery;criminal pleadings; speedy trial; and suppression motions. The manual includes cases decided by the courts through June 30, 2013, and legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly through the end of its 2013 legislative session. Volume Two, Trial, which focuses primarily on criminal procedure at the trial stage, is also available (https: //www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/north-carolina-defender-manual-volume-two-trial-second-edition).

Klinkosum on Criminal Defense Motions

Klinkosum on Criminal Defense Motions
Author: C. Melissa Owen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 919
Release: 2018
Genre: Criminal procedure
ISBN: 9781522158943
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Klinkosum on Criminal Defense Motions provides a practical, authoritative, and comprehensive overview of motions practice in North Carolina. It discusses the common types of motions typically filed by criminal defense attorneys, along with practical guides and forms to help attorneys determine which motions to file and what sources to consult in litigating a criminal case.With this practical guide you can: Test the legal bases for the prosecution's caseLimit the evidence that will be introduced by the stateLimit the charges that the defendant may be tried uponDiscover and expand the evidence the defendant can present at trialStrengthen the defendant's legal claimsProvide a record for possible appellate review

Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases

Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases
Author: Alyson Grine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781560117599
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View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases is a resource for public defenders and appointed counsel who represent poor people accused of crimes. This publication is also useful to judges, prosecutors, and others who work to safeguard the integrity of the court system. The book describes the ways in which considerations of race may improperly enter into the conduct of a criminal case, and gathers, organizes, and analyzes the law on the intersection of race and the criminal justice system. Ten chapters cover a variety of topics, such as: -stops, searches, and arrests; -eyewitness identification; -pretrial release; -selective prosecution; -composition of grand and trial juries; -trial issues; and -sentencing.

Illinois Criminal Defense Motions

Illinois Criminal Defense Motions
Author: Richard S. Kling
Publisher: LexisNexis
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2022-12-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0327168382
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If you're a criminal defense lawyer in Illinois, you won't want to be without Illinois Criminal Defense Motions. Not only does this provide the most important defense motions for criminal trials in Illinois, but it explains, critically, what motions to make and when to make them. In Illinois Criminal Defense Motions, you'll find the theory, case law, and practical suggestions you need to adapt motions forms to the particular facts and requirements of your case - quickly and efficiently.

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual
Author: John Rubin
Publisher: Indigent Defense Manual
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2011
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781560116646
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View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. The North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual is designed to assist the attorney representing a respondent or minor in civil commitment proceedings. It reviews North Carolina mental health and substance abuse laws pertaining to inpatient and outpatient commitments and admissions. It analyzes in depth the relevant statutes in Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General Statutes and applicable case law. It also discusses the collateral consequences resulting from commitment and the special provisions on commitment of respondents involved with the criminal justice system. Although the manual's focus is on commitments and admissions requiring judicial review, and thus on proceedings requiring the appointment of counsel, the manual is a clear, usable resource for anyone who works in this challenging area of law.