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The Board of Directors adopted a resolution on the Brady Checklists.
Presented by Richard S. Jaffe, Jaffe, Hanle, Whisonant & Knight, P.C. (Birmingham, AL) and special guest Randal Padgett, Death Row Exoneree
Amicus Curiae Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant.
The "Free Flow of lnformation Act" (S. 448; H.R. 985) … was reintroduced in the 111th Congress. Soon after this legislation was introduced in the 110th Congress (S. 2035; H.R. 2102), NACDL formed its Reporters' Shield Legislation Task Force to study the proposed law and ascertain the potential implications for the integrity and fairness of our criminal justice system. I write ... to explain our specific concerns with the language of the most recent versions and to articulate our view that any legislation of this nature not be used to undermine the criminal justice process.
Brady v. Maryland Material in the United States District Courts: Rules, Orders, and Policies, Federal Judicial Center (2007)
A guide on Brady v. Maryland prepared by the Special Litigation Division of the Public Defender Services of District of Columbia. It is both a quick reference guide and a starting point for correspondence or pleading addressing the government’s Brady obligations.
Motion for the production of testimony put before the grand jury in support of the charges of drug distribution, or conspiracy to distribute drugs with the intent to commit rape. This testimony is sought to “avoid a possible injustice”: Nunez’s status as the subject of a prosecution that is not supported by any evidence.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA: USA v. Licciardi & Nunez
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant Randell G. Shelton, Jr., Reversal, and Remand.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant.
