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Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants.
"This Order considers one aspect of the defense motions, regarding the manner of production by the Government of the electronically stored information (or 'ESI'). Despite the due process and liberty interests inherent in criminal actions, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure omit a key area in dealing with discovery that has been a common place aspect of civil practice since 2006."
Call Detail Records - What you should get in discovery from opposing counsel.
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.
Authorization to Release Medical Records Information.
Discovery Request for Arson Cases.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA: USA v. Licciardi & Nunez
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Interested Party-Appellant and Reversal of the District Court Decision.
DOJ Opposes Legislating Discovery Reform but Declines to Disclose Its Own Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book; Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Filed Federal Suit Today -- Washington, DC (Feb. 21, 2014) – In response to the public furor over the "egregious misconduct" by Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors in the case of the late Senator Ted Stevens, whose conviction was vacated after post-trial investigations revealed that prosecutors had withheld significant exculpatory evidence from the defense, DOJ’s Office of Legal Education published, but has not made available to the public...
