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NACDL endorses model legislation to promote nationwide discovery reform and improve the fairness of criminal justice systems.
Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant and Reversal
NACDL urges the criminal defense bar to develop best practices for pretrial discovery. To that end, the Board authorizes the NACDL President to impanel a Rule 16.1 Task Force of practitioners and other experts to gather facts, collect data, and assess discovery procedures that have been implemented throughout the nation.
The instant Indictment and a companion Indictment accuse 25 people, mostly young, overwhelmingly people of color, and many of them heroin addicts, of a conspiracy conducted essentially by communication through cell phones.
Letter to the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure regarding proposed rule changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Letter to the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure regarding proposed rule changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence.
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.
"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."
Order of Dismissal Following Grand Jury Abuse in a case involving involuntary manslaughter for the death of a child on a waterpark slide the Attorney General claimed was the result of negligence from the water park in the design, engineering, and construction of the attraction, billed as the tallest water slide in the world.
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.
A Champion article on the role of cognitive bias and its influence on forensic evidence, and what a defense attorney should consider in the interpretation of evidence.
In The US Disctrict Courts For the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division: United States of America v. Daoud DEFENDANT’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR NOTICE OF FISA AMENDMENTS ACT EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. §§ 1881e(a), 1806(c) MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT’S SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATION OF DEFENDANT
