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Defending Criminal Cases: Pretrial Issues, Guilty Pleas, and Defenses 2021 Edition

This book covers a variety of pretrial considerations essential when defending criminal cases in Illinois.

This handbook is from the defense perspective but consists of practical guidance and legal analysis that will benefit defense counsel and prosecutors alike. It contains material written by criminal defense attorneys and judges who provide insight based on their experiences in the field. This handbook covers preliminary stages of criminal trial; arrest, search and seizure; representing clients in the early stages of criminal action; confessions; pretrial discovery; pretrial motions; psychological issues and defenses; affirmative defenses; plea and sentence bargaining; and trial preparation.

Chapter 1 — Arrest, Search, and Seizure
Hon. Kathleen M. Pantle, Retired Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, Chicago, and Ashleigh M. McKeigue, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Markham

Chapter 2 — Representing Clients in the Early Stages of a Criminal Action
Joshua B. Kutnick, Attorney at Law, Chicago

Chapter 3 — Confessions
Aaron B. Goldstein, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Chief, Civil Division, Chicago

Chapter 4 — Illinois Criminal Pretrial Discovery
Carly Patzke, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender,Chicago

Chapter 5 — Pretrial Motions
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago

Chapter 6 —Cybercrimes and Use of E-Evidence in Criminal Cases
Marcos D. Reyes, Sexner and Associates LLC, Arlington Heights & Chicago

Chapter 7 — Psychological Issues and Defenses
Keith Grant, Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Chief, Special Defense & Professional Development, Waukegan

Chapter 8 — Affirmative Defenses in Illinois
Jeffery Facklam, Principal Assistant Public Defender, Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Felony Trial Division, Sharmila Manak, Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Chief, Felony Trial Division, Waukegan

Chapter 9 — Plea and Sentence Bargaining
Aaron Goldstein, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Chief, Civil Division Chicago

Chapter 10 — Trial Preparation
Keith Grant, Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Chief, Special Defense & Professional Development, Waukegan

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This handbook is from the defense perspective but consists of practical guidance and legal analysis that will benefit defense counsel and prosecutors alike. It contains material written by criminal defense attorneys and judges who provide insight based on their experiences in the field. This handbook covers preliminary stages of criminal trial; arrest, search and seizure; representing clients in the early stages of criminal action; confessions; pretrial discovery; pretrial motions; psychological issues and defenses; affirmative defenses; plea and sentence bargaining; and trial preparation.

Chapter 1 — Arrest, Search, and Seizure
Hon. Kathleen M. Pantle, Retired Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, Chicago, and Ashleigh M. McKeigue, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Markham

Chapter 2 — Representing Clients in the Early Stages of a Criminal Action
Joshua B. Kutnick, Attorney at Law, Chicago

Chapter 3 — Confessions
Aaron B. Goldstein, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Chief, Civil Division, Chicago

Chapter 4 — Illinois Criminal Pretrial Discovery
Carly Patzke, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender,Chicago

Chapter 5 — Pretrial Motions
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago

Chapter 6 —Cybercrimes and Use of E-Evidence in Criminal Cases
Marcos D. Reyes, Sexner and Associates LLC, Arlington Heights & Chicago

Chapter 7 — Psychological Issues and Defenses
Keith Grant, Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Chief, Special Defense & Professional Development, Waukegan

Chapter 8 — Affirmative Defenses in Illinois
Jeffery Facklam, Principal Assistant Public Defender, Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, Felony Trial Division, Sharmila Manak, Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Chief, Felony Trial Division, Waukegan

Chapter 9 — Plea and Sentence Bargaining
Aaron Goldstein, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Chief, Civil Division Chicago

Chapter 10 — Trial Preparation
Keith Grant, Lake County Public Defender’s Office, Chief, Special Defense & Professional Development, Waukegan

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