Delve into the depths of legal strategy with this comprehensive handbook written to benefit defense counsel and prosecutors alike. Throughout these chapters, experienced criminal defense attorneys provide practical guidance and insightful legal analysis from their own proficiency on specific topics such as trial strategy, jury issues, trial legal issues, evidence, preserving the record, criminal sentencing, criminal appeals, the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act, and habeas corpus. This handbook is a beacon for those seeking to further grasp the underpinnings of essential posttrial considerations when defending criminal cases in Illinois.
Chapter 1 — Trial Strategy
Keith C. Grant, Office of the Lake County Public Defender, Waukegan
Chapter 2 — Jury Issues
Marcos D. Reyes, Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Trial Legal Issues
Marcos D. Reyes, Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Evidence
Sami Z. Azhari, Azhari LLC, Chicago, William B. Beattie, The Law Offices of William Beattie, Ltd., Mount Prospect, and Matthew A. Chivari, Chivari P.C., Chicago
Chapter 5 — Preserving the Record
Jed H. Stone, Stone & Associates, Ltd., Waukegan
Chapter 6 — Criminal Sentencing in Illinois
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago
Chapter 7 — The Criminal Appeal
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act
Anna M. Ahronheim, Law Office of Anna Ahronheim, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Habeas Corpus
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago
