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During its 2023-2024 Term, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed criminal penalties for people who are homeless; blocked the ATF’s regulation of bump stocks; ended Chevron deference, a landmark doctrine of administrative review; and decided that U.S. presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for core constitutional acts taken during their tenure in office. Criminal defense lawyers will talk about these cases for years to come.
Brief of National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers and Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice in Support of Appellant
Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., in Support of Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing en Banc
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Memorandum in Support of Habeas Petition in Child Sex Abuse Case
Open Records Request
Letter to Defense Expert
Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Moiton for New Trial
Motion for Issuance and Enforcement of Subpoena for Additional Medical Records
Ruling on Motion for New Trial and Ruling by Georgia Court of Appeals
Amicus Brief in support of Petitioner-Appellee and Cross-Appellant by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Brief Of Amici Curiae The Tennessee Innocence Project, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner.
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner-Appellant.
Brief of Amicus Curiae for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Florida Public Defender Association.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner-Appellant.
Too Little, Too Late: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, the Duty to Investigate, and Pretrial Discovery in Criminal Cases, by Jenny Roberts, 31 Fordham Urban Law Journal 1097 (2004)
What should a defense attorney do when a client pleads guilty, signs an appeal waiver, and then wants to appeal after sentencing? Obey the client and file a notice of appeal.
Order granting ineffective assistance of counsel claim for securities fraud.
This month Michael H. Fox reviews The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton.
Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner (on petition for a writ of certiorari).
US District Court Southern District of New York: Walsh v. USA; Memorandum and Order
