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
  Briefing Strategies, by Barbara Blackman, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
  Common Issues in Guilty Plea Appeals, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
  Common Issues in Juvenile Delinquency Appeals, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
  Common Issues in Probation Revocation Appeals, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
  Deadline Checklist for Appeals, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
How to Draft Assignments of Error, by Staples Hughes, from Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Procedure, July 2006
  List of Cases in which Appellate Rule 2 was Successfully Invoked, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
  List of Issues that are Preserved as a Matter of Law, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
  List of Plain Error Reversal Cases, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals

 

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
  Strategies for Handling Issue Preservation, by Dan Shatz, from 2012 Boot Camp for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals
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
Capacity and Commitment Flowchart, by John Rubin, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Capacity to Proceed, by John Rubin, from 2009 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Capacity to Proceed: How to Get Your Client Evaluated, by Mike Klinkosum, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Capital Cases [See also Capital Trial Motions]
The Ethics of Pursuing Pleas in Capital Litigation, by Mark Rabil and Kim Stevens, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
Child Support Enforcement
See Child Support Enforcement Resources Training Links

Civil Commitment

 

See Civil Commitment & Guardianship Training Links

Collateral Consequences
Driver's License Revocations, by Shea Denning, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

 

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
Purchase/Possession of Firearms, by Ben Turnage, Office of Special Counsel, from 2009 Civil Commitment Conference
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]
Coerced Confessions, by Richard Rosen, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Custody, Waiver of Miranda Rights, and Coerced Confessions, by Barbara Blackman, from 2012 Spring Public Defender and Investigator Conference
Special Considerations for Youthful Offenders from 2004 Fall Public Defender Conference
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

Contempt

 

Criminal and Civil Contempt Flow Chart, by John Saxon

Defenses
The Defenses of Voluntary Intoxication, Diminished Capacity, and Unconsciousness, by Lisa Miles, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

 

Defenses Overheads from 2004 New Felony Program

 

Diminished Capacity Memorandum from 2004 New Felony Program
  The New Law of Self-Defense: The Impact of Statutory Changes in 2011, by John Rubin, from 2012 Spring Public Defender and Investigator Conference
Selected Bars and Defenses Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

 

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 2009 New Felony Defender Training
Digital Discovery and Evidence, by Howard Kurtz, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Discovery Abuse in the Age of Open-File Discovery, by Tom Maher, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar
Discovery in District Court, by Dean Loven, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Discovery Legislation, by John Rubin, from 2012 New Felony Defender Training
Discovery Techniques, by Robert Campbell, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
New Discovery Statute and Other Legislation from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
A Practical Guide to Brady Motions, by Ira Mickenberg, by 2008 New Felony Defender Training
Third-Party Discovery, by John Rubin, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training

District Court, Generally
Common Objections in District Court Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training Program

 

Defending Against Everything Else from 2005 New Misdemeanor Program
Discovery in District Court, by Dean Loven, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

 

District Court Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
Motions Practice in District Court, by Dawn Baxton and Rebekka Olsen, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Selected Bars and Defenses Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training Program
Sentencing and Jail Credit, by Tony Purcell, from 2010 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
Sentencing in Misdemeanor Cases Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training Program
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Offenses: What New Defenders Need to Know, by Alyson Grine, from 2010 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
Handling Domestic Violence Cases from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
  Special Issues in Defending Domestic Violence Cases, by Mike Kabakoff and Bree Laughrun, from 2012 Spring Public Defender and Investigator Conference
Drug Offenses
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
Forensic Analysis of Marijuana, by Fred Whitehurst, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
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
Ethical Obligations for Criminal Defenders: Steering Clear of the State Bar, by Carmen H. Bannon, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Ethics--Basic Principles from 2003 New Felony Defender Program
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]
  Admissibility of Electronic Writings, by John Rubin, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Authenticating Certain types of Evidence, By Jason St. Aubin, from 2011 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
Basics of Right against Self-incrimination, by John Rubin
  Changes to Rule 702(a), by Gordon Widenhouse, from 2012 Spring Public Defender and Investigator Conference
Character and Habit Evidence, by Ripley Rand, from 2009 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference (Updated July 2009)
Circle the Wagons from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
Common Objections in District Court Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
Confrontation of Lab Reports, by Ernest "Buddy" Connor, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later, by Jessica Smith, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference

 

Crawford Flow Chart, by John Rubin (revised April 2008)
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, by John Rubin, in Abuse Neglect, Dependency, and TPR Manual (2011)
  Evidence--Basic Procedures from the 2003 New Felony Defender Program
  Evidence Blocking, by Jonathan Rapping, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training
  Evidence--Recurring Issues from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
  Evidence Update, by John Rubin, in Case and Legislative Update for Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and TPR Manual (Nov. 2011)
  Impeachment by Prior Omission or Inconsistent Statement, by John Donovan and Amanda Maris, from 2012 Spring Public Defender and Investigator Conference
Inadmissible Opinion Testimony from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
  Notice and Demand Statutes and Crawford Flow Chart, by Jessica Smith, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
Recent Cases on Confrontation Clause, by Gordon Widenhouse, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Significant Crawford Cases Decided After April 2010, by Jessica Smith, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
Understanding the New Confrontation Clause Analysis: Crawford, Davis, and Melendez-Dias, by Jessica Smith, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
What's the Purpose? Making Sense of Rule 404(b), by Connie Widenhouse, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

Experts and Other Assistance
  Challenging SBI Tests, Lab Reports, and Experts from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
  Cross-Examination of an Expert Witness in a Child Sexual Abuse Case, by Mark Montgomery, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator 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
  Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases, by Mark Montgomery, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

 

Getting Experts--Outline from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
  Guide to Working with Experts, by Sarah Olson, from the 2013 New Felony Defender Training

 

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--Slides from Kicking It Up a Notch in Appointed Criminal Cases, April 2003
Eyewitnesses
  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 [See also Forensic Resources website]
  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 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
  Lab Reports and the Legal Issues Surrounding Them, by Dean Loven, from the 2011 New Felony Defender Training
  Lab Reports and Legal Issues Surrounding Them, by Sarah Olson and Alyson Grine, from the 2013 New Felony Defender Training
  National Academy of Science Report on Crime Lab Deficiencies, by Diane Savage, from 2009 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  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

Habeas Corpus

  Habeas Corpus Relief: My Only Way Out (with sample writ), by Thomas F. Kastner

 

Habeas Corpus Writ re Immigration Detainer

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
  Habeas Corpus Writ re Immigration Detainer
  Immigration Consequences Manual, by Sejal Zota and John Rubin
  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
  Padilla Advisory Checklist, by Sejal Zota, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  The Policies and Politics of Local Immigration Law, by Rebecca Headen, Katherine Lewis Parker, and Deborah Weissman, from 2009 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Impaired Driving
  Cases in my DWI Trial Bag, by Marcus Hill, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  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
  Defending Impaired Drivers, by David Teddy, from 2008 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Defense of DWI's, by Linda Klein, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

 

DWI Checklist from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
  DWI Hot Topics, by Matthew Davenport, from 2012 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  DWI Sentencing Chart for Offenses Committed before 12/1/11, by Shea Denning, from 2011 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
DWI Sentencing Explanation for Offenses Committed before 12/1/11, by Shea Denning, from 2011 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  DWI Sentencing Chart for Offenses Committed after 12/1/11, by Shea Denning, from 2011 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  DWI Sentencing Explanation for Offenses Committed after 12/1/11, by Shea Denning, from 2011 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  DWI Vehicle Seizure and Forfeiture, by Jim Drennan, from 2006 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Hot Topics in DWI Cases, by John Fanney, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Magistrate Procedures for Ordering Civil License Revocations and the Seizure and Impoundment of Motor Vehicles, by Shea Denning, from 2010 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Motions Procedures in Implied Consent Cases Post State v. Fowler and State v. Palmer, by Shea Denning, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Motor Vehicle Checkpoints, by Jeff Welty, from 2010 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Selected Impaired Driving Cases, by Shea Denning, from 2010 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Selected North Carolina Criminal Blog Posts, by Shea Denning, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Sentencing for Impaired Drivers under 20-179, by Shea Denning, from 2012 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)
  What's Knoll Got to Do with It: Procedures in Implied Consent Cases to Prevent Dismissal Under Knoll, by Shea Denning, from 2010 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

Interviewing and Investigating

 

Client Interviewing, by Melissa Woods, from 2006 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Client Questionnaire, by Daryl Atkinson and Susan Brooks, from 2009 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Crime Scene and Digital Photography, by Lamar Miller, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Locating Witnesses, by Kevin Tate, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

 

Sample Interview Sheet from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program
  Statement Analysis: Techniques for Detecting Truth and Deception, by Mark McClish, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

Joinder and Severance

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 6

Juries
  Batson and Beyond: When Race Plays a Role in Voir Dire, by Sonya Allen and Brian Stull, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar
  Batson Cheat Sheet, by Sonya Allen and Brian Stull, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 22: Right to Jury
  Defender Manual, Ch. 23: Selection of Jury
  Effective Use of Jury Instructions, by Phoebe Dee, from the 2011 New Felony Defender Training
  Jury Selection: Challenges for Cause, by Mike Howell, from 2012 Defender Trial School
  Jury Selection (or Jury De-selection), by Mike Howell, from 2012 Defender Trial School
  Jury Selection Chart, by Brian Stull, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar
  Jury Selection Questions, by Mike Howell, from 2012 Defender Trial School
  Litigating Race in Voir Dire, by Susan Jackson Balliet and Bruce Hackett, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar
  Voir Dire and Jury Selection, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2012 Defender Trial School

Jurisdiction

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 10

Juvenile Delinquency
  See Juvenile Defender Training Links
Mental Health Issues [See also Capacity to Proceed]
  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
  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
  Medical Assessment of Incompetency (Slides), by Dr. Mick Hill, from 2008 Guardianship Training
  Mental Health Experts from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
  Categories of Mental Health Issues 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
  Neurochemistry of Addiction for Lawyers, by Wilkie Wilson, Ph.D., from 2009 Civil Commitment Conference
  Psychiatry for Lawyers, by Alan Cook, M.D., from 2009 Civil Commitment Conference
  Recovering From Debilitating Mental Conditions or Addictions, by Louis Allen, from 2007 Spring Public Defender Conference
  Selected Articles from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
  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
  Treatment Access Numbers from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
  Treatment Resources from 2005 Fall Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases
  Voluntary Intoxication Memorandum from 2004 New Felony Defender Program

Motions Practice [See also Suppression Motions]
  Click here to access Motions Bank (Non-Capital)
  Defender Manual, Ch. 13
  Confidential Informants, Defective Process, and Post-Trial Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
  Creative Trial Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
  District Court Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
  Preserving Appellate Issues Regarding Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005

Motor Vehicle Offenses [See also Impaired Driving]
  Driving Records, by Seth Blum, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

 

Vehicle Forfeiture from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program

Negotiating
  Effective Negotiation, by Scott Holmes, from 2007 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Negotiating from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program

 

Negotiating Checklist from 2005 New Misdemeanor Defender Program

Pleadings

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 8
  Confidential Informants, Defective Process, and Post-Trial Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
  The Criminal Indictment: Fatal Defect, Fatal Variance, and Amendment, by Jessica Smith, from 2009 New Felony Defender Training
  The Criminal Indictment: Fatal Defect, Fatal Variance, and Amendment: Supplement to 2008 Bulletin, by Jessica Smith, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Criminal Pleadings in District Court Checklist, by Alyson Grine, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  District Court Pleadings to Go (Checklist), by John Donovan and Amanda Maris, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Don't Despair: Jury Unanimity in Sex Cases After Lawrence, by Barbara Blackman, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
Post-Conviction Proceedings
  Confidential Informants, Defective Process, and Post-Trial Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005
  Top Ten Errors I Encounter on Post-Conviction Review, by Tucker Charns, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Preserving the Record

  Preserving Appellate Issues Regarding Motions from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005

 

Preserving the Record, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2012 Defender Trial School
  Preserving the Record for Appeal: A Checklist, by Staples Hughes, from 2012 New Felony Defender Training

 

Preserving the Record on Appeal, by Danielle Carman, Anne Gomez and Julie Lewis (Updated 2009), from 2010 New Felony Defender Training

Pretrial Release

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 1

  Bond Advocacy, by Dan Shatz, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

Probable Cause Hearing

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 3

Probation
  Probation: Recent Developments, by Jamie Markham, from 2009 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Probation Violation Points to Check, by Paul James, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
(revised September 2009)
  Probation Violations, by Jamie Markham, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  What's New in Probation Court, by Judy Blevins, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

Professional Responsibility

 

See Ethics
Records
  See Discovery

Right to Counsel

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 12
Search and Seizure [See also Suppression Motions]
  Defender Manual, Ch. 15
  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
  Compelling Disclosure of Electronic Communications (Chart), by Jeff Welty, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement from 2004 Fall Public Defender Conference
  Search and Seizure Checklist, by Keith Williams, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
  Search Warrants, by Jan Pritchett, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Traffic Stops, by Jeff Welty, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  The United States Supreme Court's Ruling in Arizona v. Gant, by Robert Farb, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Warrant Searches of Computers, by Jeff Welty, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Warrantless Searches and Seizures, Five Basic Steps (flowchart), by John Rubin, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Warrantless Searches of Computers and Other Electronic Devices, by Jeff Welty, from 2011 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

Sentencing
  90-96 Chart, by Tony Purcell, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Art of Sentencing Advocacy, by Bert Kemp, from 2013 New Felony Defender Training
  Beyond Blakely: Brainstorming Sentencing Issues Under the Blakely Bill, by Daniel Shatz, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
  Drug Trafficking Sentencing, by Jamie Markham, from 2012 New Felony Defender Training
  Effects of Conviction Chart, by Tony Purcell, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training
  Justice Reinvestment Act Essentials, by Jamie Markham, from 2013 New Felony Defender Training
  Misdemeanor Sentencing and Jail Credit, by Tony Purcell, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

 

Mitigation--Overheads from 2004 New Felony Defender Program

 

Mitigation--Treatment Resources from 2004 New Felony Defender Program

 

Mitigation--Defendant’s To Do List from 2004 New Felony Defender Program

 

Mitigation--Preparing for Sentencing from 2004 New Felony Defender Program
  Sentencing and Jail Credit Issues, by NC Prisoner Legal Services, Inc., from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Sentencing in Superior Court, by Jamie Markham, from 2013 New Felony Defender Training
  Statewide Resources Database, by IDS, from 2007 Fall Public Defender Seminar
  Steps for Sentencing a Misdemeanor Under Structured Sentencing, by Jamie Markham, from 2012 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

Sex Offenses

 

Dealing with the Child Interview, the Assessment and the Expert from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
  Don't Despair: Jury Unanimity in Sex Cases After Lawrence, by Barbara Blackman, from 2006 Spring Public Defender Conference
  Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases, by Mark Montgomery, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference

 

Fear and Loathing: When the DSS Gets Involved in Your Case from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004
  Glossary of Terms in Child Sexual Abuse, by Cindy Brown, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
  Satellite Based Monitoring, by LeAnn Melton, from 2010 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring, by Jamie Markham, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
  Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Flow Chart, by Jamie Markham, from 2013 New Felony Defender Training
  Sexual Abuse References, by Cindy Brown, from 2006 Fall Public Defender Seminar
Special Education Issues
  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

Speedy Trial and Related Issues
  Abuses of Calendaring Authority, by Paul Green and Shannon Tucker, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 7

Suppression Motions [See also Confessions and Search and Seizure]

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 14
  Language Issues in Suppression from 2004 Fall Public Defender Conference
  Suppression Motions Bases and Procedures, by Paul James, from 2011 New Felony Defender Training

Termination of Parental Rights
  See Parent Representation Training Links

Trial Practice [See also Juries; Preserving the Record]
Basics of Cross-Examination, by Mike Howell, from 2009 New Misdemeanor Defender Training

 

Brainstorming, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2012 Defender Trial School
  Closing Argument - A Ten Step Guide, by Cathy R. Kelly, from 2012 Defender Trial School
Closing Argument: Curbing Prosecutorial Misconduct and Preserving the Record, by Staples Hughes, from 2008 Fall Public Defender Seminar

 

Closing Arguments from 2004 Defender Trial School
Cross Examination, by Fred T. Friedman, from 2012 Defender Trial School
Cross Examination of an Expert Witness in a Child Sexual Abuse Case, by Mark Montgomery, from 2008 Spring Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference
Cross Examination: Impeachment, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2012 Defender Trial School
  Cross Examination: Preparing, Organizing, and Executing Your Cross, by Jonathan Rapping, from 2012 Defender Trial School
Cross Examining Snitches from the 2005 Spring Public Defender Conference
Direct Examination, by Phyllis Subin and Dan Shemer, from 2012 Defender Trial School
Evidence Blocking, by Jonathan Rapping, from 2008 New Felony Defender Training

 

Opening Statements, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2012 Defender Trial School

 

Storytelling, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2012 Defender Trial School
Storytelling Skills, by Fred Friedman, from 2007 Defender Trial School
  Template for Telling the Story at Trial, by Ira Mickenberg, from 2011 Defender Trial School

 

Theory of Defense, by Stephen P. Lindsay, from 2012 Defender Trial School
Trial Checklist, by Susan Brooks, from 2007 Spring Public Defender Conference
  Trial Skills Checklists, by John Rubin, from 2012 Defender Trial School

Venue

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 11

Witnesses

 

See Evidence