TRAINING AND REFERENCE MATERIALS INDEX

Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency
	See Parent Representation Training Links
Appeals
	Appellate Rule 3A Resources
	Appellate Theory of Defense, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Appellate Writing, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Avoiding Controversy Over the Standard of Review, by Jane Allen, from Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Procedure, July 2006
	Brainstorming, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	How to Draft Assignments of Error, by Staples Hughes, from Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Procedure, July 2006
	Oral Argument, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Rhetoric, Invention, and Style, by Jordynn Jack and Katie Rose Guest Pryal, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Storytelling, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Storytelling Genres, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Thirty-Four Brief Points about Appellate Advocacy in Criminal Cases, by Staples Hughes
	Writing the Facts, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
	Writing the Legal Argument, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2007 Appellate Advocacy Training
Capacity to Proceed [See also Mental Health Issues]
	Defender Manual, Ch. 2
	Incapacity, Insanity, and Involuntary Commitment from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Incapacity, Insanity, and Involuntary Commitment Slides from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
Capital Cases
	The Ethics of Pursuing Pleas in Capital Litigation, by Mark Rabil and Kim Stevens, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
Civil Commitment [See also Mental Health Issues]
	Basic Evidence Procedures from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
	Commitment Case Law from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
	Civil Commitment Manual, by Lou A. Newman, John Rubin, and Dorothy T. Whiteside
	Expunction of Records from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
	Firearms Consequences from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
	Incapacity, Insanity, and Involuntary Commitment from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Incapacity, Insanity, and Involuntary Commitment Slides from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Mental Illness from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Preserving the Record from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
Collateral Consequences
	Expunction of Records from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
	Federal Consequences from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Federal Gun Law -- Paper from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Federal Gun Law -- Slides from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Firearms Consequences from 2004 Civil Commitment Conference
	Immigration Consequences, from the 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	Immigration Consequences Manual, by Sejal Zota and John Rubin
	Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
	License Revocations from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	Revocation and Forfeitures Overheads from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	State/Federal Interplay, by Tom Cochran, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Vehicle Forfeiture from New Misdemeanor Defender Program, October 2005
Confessions [See also Suppression Motions]
	Suggested Protocol for Client Interviewing in Confession Cases, by Steven Drizin and Deja Vishny, from Spring Public Defender Conference, May 2007
	Why People Confess, by Steven Drizin, from Spring Public Defender Conference, May 2007
Confidential Informants
	Confidential Informants, Defective Process, and Post-Trial Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
	Sample Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
Defenses
	Bars and Defenses Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2007 New Misdemeanor Training Program
	Defenses Overheads from 2004 New Felony Program
	Diminished Capacity Memorandum from 2004 New Felony Program
	Voluntary Intoxication Memorandum from 2004 New Felony Program
Discovery [See Also Motions Practice]
	Client Records Related to Mental Health Issues from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Defender Manual, Ch. 4
	Developing an Investigation and Discovery Plan (Slides), by Mike Klinkosum, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
	Discovery Legislation, by John Rubin, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
	Getting the Information You Need from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
	Getting Police Personnel Records: Motions and Orders, by Maitri "Mike" Klinkosum, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Motion for Preservation of Evidence (Sample Motion), from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
	New Discovery Statute and Other Legislation from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
	The New Discovery Law from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	A Practical Guide to Brady Motions, by Ira Mickenberg, by 2008 New Felony Defender Training
	Request and Motion for Discovery (Sample Motion), from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
	Third-Party Discovery, by John Rubin, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
District Court, Generally
	Defending Against Everything Else from 2005 New Misdemeanor Program
	District Court Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
Domestic Violence
	Handling Domestic Violence Cases from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	Thompson Motion from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
Drug Offenses
	Case and Legislative Update, by John Rubin, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Drug Cases--Facing the Inevitable: Ethical Issues in Drug Cases from How to Defend a Drug Case, December 2003
	Drug Dogs, by LeAnn Melton, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Drug Offenses--The Initial Interview from How to Defend a Drug Case, December 2003
	Drug Offenses--Succeeding at Sentencing from How to Defend a Drug Case, December 2003
	Drug Offenses--Preparing to Cross Examine the Snitch from How to Defend a Drug Case, December 2003
	Drug Offenses--Attacking the State’s Science from How to Defend a Drug Case, December 2003
	Problems with Lay Identification of Marijuana, by Fred Whitehurst, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Statewide Resources Database, by IDS, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	What Constitutes Possession of a Controlled Substance, by James "Butch" Williams, Jr., from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
Ethics
	Advocacy and Ethics: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Role of the Defense Attorney, by Rich Rosen, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Drug Cases--Facing the Inevitable: Ethical Issues in Drug Cases from How to Defend a Drug Case, December 2003
	Dealing With Conflicts in Criminal Defense Representation, by John Rubin, from 2007 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Ethical Issues Faced by Counsel in Ch. 7B Proceedings, by Maitri "Mike" Klinkosum, from Helping Parents Help Themselves in Changing Courts, December 2005
	Ethical Issues in Dealing with Clients with Mental Disabilities from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Ethics--Basic Principles from 2003 New Felony Defender Program
	Ethics--Ethics Issues in Working with Challenging Clients from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
	Ethics from the 2003 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	The Ethics of Pursuing Pleas in Capital Litigation, by Mark Rabil and Kim Stevens, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Professionalism in the Workplace from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
Evidence [For Forensics issues, see Forensics]
	Child Evidence Issues, by John Rubin
	Circle the Wagons from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later, by Jessica Smith, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Crawford, Confrontation, and Testimonial Statements from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Crawford Flow Chart, by John Rubin
	Emerging Issues in Confrontation Litigation: A Supplement to Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later, by Jessica Smith, from 2007 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Evidence--Recurring Issues from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Evidence--Basic Procedures from the 2003 New Felony Defender Program
	Evidence Blocking, by Jonathan Rapping, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
	Evidence Issues: Child Evidence Issues Overheads from 2003 TPR Training
	Inadmissible Opinion Testimony from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Supplement to: Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later, by Jessica Smith, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
Experts and Other Assistance
	Challenging SBI Tests, Lab Reports, and Experts -- Paper from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Challenging SBI Tests, Lab Reports, and Experts -- Slides from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Defender Manual, Ch. 5
	Dealing with the Child Interview, the Assessment and the Expert from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Dealing with Their Experts--Cross Examination in Child Sex Abuse Cases from the 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Dealing with Their Experts--Cross Examination of Experts in General from the 2003 New Felony Defender Program
	Dealing with Their Experts--Cases on Expert Testimony from the 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Ex Parte Motion and Order for Funds for an Expert Witness, by Susan Brooks, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Experts for the Other Side from 2004 Defending DSS Cases
	Getting Experts--Outline from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Getting Experts--Motion from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Getting Experts--Release from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Inadmissible Opinion Testimony from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Junk Science in Child Sexual Abuse Cases -- Overheads from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Mental Health Experts from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Ten Commandments of Experts from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
	Ten Commandments of Experts--Slides from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
Eyewitnesses
	Eyewitness Identification from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Eyewitness Testimony, by Gary Wells and Elizabeth Olson, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission Recommendations for Eyewitness Identification, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	A Sample of Witness, Crime, and Perpetrator Characteristics Affecting Eyewitness Identification Accuracy, by Brian Cutler, previously printed in the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal, Volume Four, Page 327, Issue Two: 2006, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
Forensics
	Ballistics Testing: Bang....Now What?, by Fred Whitehurst, from 2006 North and South Carolina Public Defender Investigators Conference
	Challenging SBI Tests, Lab Reports, and Experts -- Paper from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Challenging SBI Tests, Lab Reports, and Experts -- Slides from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Digital Forensics, by Larry Daniel, from 2006 North and South Carolina Public Defender Investigators Conference
	DNA Evidence from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Don't Take DNA for an Answer, by Mark Rabil, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	How Not to Give up in the Face of DNA Evidence, by Buddy Conner, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Motion for Disclosure of DNA Testing Procedures, Protocols & Data, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Motion to Suppress DNA Evidence from Armrest of Defendant's Vehicle, by Lisa Dubs and Mark Rabil, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Order for DNA Testing, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Order to Preserve Blood Evidence and Notes, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Overview of Forensic DNA Typing, Challenges and its Future, by Khalid Lodhi, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Perimacular Retinal Folds from Childhood Head Trauma, by Patrick Lantz, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
	Standards on DNA Evidence, by the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Conference
Gangs
	Crews, Cliques, Posses, Near Groups, and Criminal Street Gangs, by Steven Cureton, from 2007 Spring Public Defender Conference
Grand Jury Proceedings
	Defender Manual, Ch. 9
Guardianship
	Guardianship Manual, by John L. Saxon
	Determining Incompetency and Appointing a Guardian (Slides), by Kate Mewhinney, from 2008 Guardianship Training
	Medical Assessment of Incompetency (Slides), by Dr. Mick Hill, from 2008 Guardianship Training
	The Role & Responsibilities of Court-Appointed Lawyers in Guardianship Proceedings -- October 2005 (reproduced with the permission of Professor John L. Saxon, School of Government)
Guilty Pleas
	Defender Manual, Ch. 21
Habitual Felon
	Habitual Felon--Gomez Paper from the 2003 New Felony Defender Program
	Habitual Felon--Cunningham Paper from the 2003 New Felony Defender Program
	Habitual Felon--Overheads from the 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Habitual Felon--Checklist from the 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Habitual Felon Prosecutions: The Bad, the Ugly and the Maybe, by Paul James, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
Immigration
	Immigration Consequences, from the 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	Immigration Consequences Manual, by Sejal Zota and John Rubin
	Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
	Immigration Consequences of Criminal Offenses: Terms and Resources, by Kaci Bishop, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Immigration Consequences of Drug Offenses, by Sejal Zota, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
Impaired Driving
	Challenging DWI Detection and Field Sobriety Test Results, by Tami Marano, from 2007 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Checkpoints after State v. Rose: How to Suppress a DWI Arrest that Originates as a Stop at a Checkpoint, by Chuck Alexander, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
	Defense of DWI's, by Linda Klein, from 2006 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
	DWI Checklist from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
	DWI Vehicle Seizure and Forfeiture, by Jim Drennan, from 2006 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
	Summary of DWI Omnibus Bill - 2006 (as amended by 2007 legislation) (reproduced with the permission of Professor Jim Drennan, School of Government)
Interviewing and Investigating
	Client Interviewing, by Melissa Woods, from 2006 New Misdemeanor Defender Trainin
	Looking for a Needle in a Haystack from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
	Sample Interview Sheet from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
Joinder and Severance
	Defender Manual, Ch. 6
Juries
	Defender Manual, Ch. 22: Right to Jury
	Defender Manual, Ch. 23: Selection of Jury
	Jury Selection Questions, by Mike Howell, from 2007 Defender Trial School
Jurisdiction
	Defender Manual, Ch. 10
Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
	For additional materials, see Juvenile Training & Seminars
	2005 Legislation: Juvenile Law, by Janet Mason, from Helping Parents Help Themselves in Changing Courts, December 2005
	Special Considerations for Youthful Offenders from 2004 Fall Public Defender Conference
	Special Education Issues from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Special Education Slides from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
Mental Health Issues
	Autism from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Civil Commitment Manual, by Lou A. Newman, John Rubin, and Dorothy T. Whiteside
	Client Records Related to Mental Health Issues from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Cognitive Disabilities from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Cognitive Disabilities Slides from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Determining Incompetency and Appointing a Guardian (Slides), by Kate Mewhinney, from 2008 Guardianship Training
	Diminished Capacity Memorandum from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
	Ethical Issues in Dealing with Clients with Mental Disabilities from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
	Guardianship Manual, by John L. Saxon
	Incapacit