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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Federal Criminal Jurisdiction
- I. [1.1] Introduction
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II. The Power of the Federal Government To Make Conduct Criminal - [1.2] Constitutional Sources of the Power
- [1.3] Legislative Exercise of the Power
- [1.4] Functions of Federal Criminal Law
- [1.5] Historical Development of Federal Criminal Law
- [1.6] Major Bases of Federal Criminal Jurisdiction
- [1.7] Federal Places and Spaces
- [1.8] Federal Status of the Offender, Victim, or Property
- [1.9] Use of the Mails
- [1.10] Interstate Commerce
- [1.11] Major Issues and Controversies
- III. The Power of the Federal Courts To Hear and Decide Criminal Cases
- IV. [1.16] Concurrent Jurisdiction with the States
- V. [1.17] Jurisdictional Analysis of Two Federal Criminal Statutes: The Hobbs Act and RICO
- VI. [1.22] Appendix — Resources on Federal Criminal Jurisdiction
- Chapter 2 — Grand Jury Procedure
- I. [2.1] Introduction
- II. Basis for the Grand Jury
- III. Grand Jury and Government Attorney
- [2.8] Statutory Authority of Government Attorney To Conduct Proceedings
- [2.9] Prosecutor’s Discretion To Initiate
- [2.10] Power of the Government Attorney — Prosecutor Signs the Indictment
- [2.11] Problems of Unauthorized Presence
- [2.12] Use of Investigative Agents and Others Under Rule 6(e)
- [2.13] Rule 6(e) — Disclosure Preliminarily to or in Connection with a Judicial Proceeding
- IV. Grand Jury and the Court as a Supervising Authority
- [2.14] Administrative Duties
- [2.15] Subpoena Enforcement
- [2.16] Participating in the Function of the Grand Jury
- [2.17] Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena
- [2.18] Court’s Limitation of Grand Jury to Its Function
- [2.19] Court’s General Supervisory Authority
- [2.20] Venue Limitations
- [2.21] Grand Jury Subpoenas and Process Outside the United States
- [2.22] Court’s Material Witness Warrants
- [2.23] Challenge to Grand Jury Array During the Investigative Stage
- V. Representing the Subpoenaed Witness
- [2.24] Service of the Subpoena
- [2.25] Conference Between Prosecutor and Counsel for the Witness
- [2.26] Avoiding Grand Jury Appearance
- [2.27] Department of Justice Guidelines Relating to Grand Jury Witnesses
- [2.28] Appearing and Testifying Before a Grand Jury
- [2.29] How To Assert the Fifth Amendment
- [2.30] Recantation To Avoid Perjury Charge
- [2.31] Gelbard Rule — Eavesdropping
- VI. Production of Documents to a Grand Jury
- VII. Immunity
- [2.34] Definition
- [2.35] Transactional Immunity
- [2.36] Use Immunity
- [2.37] Immunity Procedures
- [2.38] Informal Immunity
- [2.39] False Statements
- [2.40] Federal vs. State Prosecutions
- Testimony Before the Grand Jury Without Immunity — The Pitfalls
- [2.41] Incriminating Evidence
- [2.42] Impeachment
- [2.43] Further Exposure
- Negotiations for Immunity
- [2.44] Client’s Attitude
- [2.45] Collateral Effects
- [2.46] Timing
- [2.47] Perjury
- [2.48] Perjury Trap
- VIII. Multiple Representation
- IX. Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine in Grand Jury Investigations
- [2.57] Attorney-Client Privilege
- [2.58] Corporate Privilege
- [2.59] Explanation of Privilege
- [2.60] Coordination with Cocounsel
- [2.61] Work-Product Privilege
- [2.62] Counsel Subpoenaed by Grand Jury
- [2.63] Fee Cases
- [2.64] Identity-of-Client Cases
- [2.65] Document Cases
- [2.66] Physical Evidence
- [2.67] Crime Fraud Exception
- X. Appendix — Sample Forms
- [2.68] Petition for Order Requiring Witness To Furnish Fingerprints and Palm Prints
- [2.69] Order Requiring Witness To Furnish Fingerprints and Palm Prints
- [2.70] Petition for Order Granting Immunity (Witness Has Refused To Answer Pertinent Questions Before Grand Jury)
- [2.71] Order Instructing Witness To Testify and To Produce Evidence (Witness Has Asserted Privilege)
- [2.72] Petition for Order Granting Immunity (Witness Has Not Appeared Before Grand Jury)
- [2.73] Order Instructing Witness To Testify and To Produce Evidence (Witness Will Assert Privilege)
- [2.74] Informal Immunity Letter
- [2.75] Nonsubject Letter
- [2.76] Letter Hiring Investigator
- [2.77] Proffer Letter
- Chapter 3 — Release and Detention Under the Bail Reform Act of 1984
- I. [3.1] Introduction
- II. [3.2] Purposes of the Bail Reform Act
- III. [3.3] Statutory Factors To Be Considered at Release or Detention Hearing — Section 3142(g)
- IV. Release on Recognizance — Section 3142(b)
- V. Release on Conditions — Section 3142(c)
- VI. [3.9] Release Orders
- VII. [3.10] Amendment of Release Orders
- VIII. [3.11] Temporary Detention — Section 3142(d)
- IX. The Detention Hearing — Section 3142(f)
- [3.12] Circumstances Under Which Hearing May Be Held
- [3.13] Hearings Under §3142(f)(1)
- [3.14] Hearings Under §3142(f)(2)
- [3.15] Timing of Hearing
- [3.16] First Appearance Requirement
- [3.17] Right to Continuance
- [3.18] Burden of Proof
- Risk of Flight
- [3.19] Burden
- [3.20] Meeting the Government’s Burden
- Risk of Danger to the Community
- [3.21] Burden
- Meeting the Government’s Burden
- [3.22] In general
- [3.23] Constitutionality of detention based on dangerousness
- [3.24] Meaning of dangerousness
- [3.25] Permissible Forms of Government Evidence
- [3.26] Rights of Defendants at Detention Hearings
- [3.27] Right to Counsel
- [3.28] Right To Testify
- [3.29] Right To Present Witnesses
- [3.30] Right To Cross-Examine and Confront Witnesses
- [3.31] Right To Receive Documents Underlying Electronic Surveillance
- [3.32] Right To Obtain Discovery
- Constitutional Issues
- [3.33] In General
- [3.34] Length of Detention as a Due-Process Violation
- Presumption Under §3142(e)
- [3.35] Types of Presumptions
- [3.36] Effect of Presumptions
- [3.37] Release or Detention of a Material Witness
- [3.38] Detention Orders
- X. Review of Pretrial Release or Detention Order — Section 3145
- XI. Release or Detention Pending Sentence or Appeal — Section 3143
- [3.41] Release or Detention Pending Sentence — Section 3143(a)
- [3.42] Release or Detention Pending Appeal — Section 3143(b)
- [3.43] Substantial Question of Law or Fact
- [3.44] Likelihood of Reversal on Appeal
- [3.45] Standard of Review on Appeal
- [3.46] Written Reasons
- [3.47] Procedure on Appeal
- [3.48] Release Pending Appeal by the Government
- [3.49] Release Pending Certiorari
- [3.50] Release Pending Resentencing
- [3.51] Release Pending Habeas Corpus
- [3.52] Release Pending Deportation Hearing
- [3.53] Release Pending Extradition Hearing
- [3.54] Release Pending Revocation of Supervised Release
- [3.55] District Court Jurisdiction Pending Appeal
- XII. Offenses Added Under the Bail Reform Act
- XIII. [3.61] Conclusion
- Chapter 4 — Initial Appearance and Preliminary Hearing
- I. [4.1] Introduction — Scope of Chapter
- II. Initial Appearance
- Appearance Upon an Arrest
- [4.2] Timing and Judicial Officer
- [4.3] Place
- [4.4] Unnecessary Delay
- [4.5] Calculation
- [4.6] Consequences of Unnecessary Delay
- [4.7] Effect of an “Unarrest”
- [4.8] When Charged by Indictment
- [4.9] Substance of Initial Appearance
- [4.10] The Right to Counsel
- [4.11] Pretrial Release
- [4.12] Lesser Offenses
- [4.13] Juvenile Offenses
- [4.14] Pretrial Services
- III. Preliminary Hearing
- Chapter 5 — Plea Bargaining
- Chapter 6 — Warrants and Motions To Suppress
- I. [6.1] Introduction
- II. Arrest Warrants
- III. Search Warrants
- [6.8] Authority To Issue a Search Warrant
- Issuance of a Search Warrant
- [6.9] Warrants upon Affidavit
- [6.10] Warrants upon Oral Testimony, Telephonic, or Other Reliable Electronic Means
- [6.11] Contents of the Search Warrant and Affidavit
- [6.12] Procedure To Obtain a Search Warrant
- [6.13] Warrants for Electronically Stored Information or Tracking Devices
- [6.14] Sealed Search Warrants and Affidavits
- Execution of a Search Warrant
- [6.15] Persons Authorized To Serve a Warrant
- [6.16] Timing and Manner of Execution
- [6.17] Manner of Entry
- [6.18] Protective Measures
- [6.19] Execution and Return with Inventory
- [6.20] Filing with Clerk
- [6.21] Motions for Return of Property
- IV. Motions To Suppress
- V. Suppression Hearings
- [6.28] Right to an Evidentiary Hearing and Burdens of Proof
- [6.29] Warrantless Searches and Seizures
- [6.30] Searches and Seizures Under Warrants
- [6.31] Electronic Surveillance
- [6.32] Identification Testimony
- [6.33] Confessions/Statements
- [6.34] Evidentiary Rules
- [6.35] Prehearing Discovery
- [6.36] Simmons Immunity
- [6.37] Findings of Fact and Appealability
- Chapter 7 — Pretrial Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases
- I. Introduction
- II. Fed.R.Crim.P. 16 — Discovery and Inspection
- [7.3] History and General Comments
- Fed.R.Crim.P. 16(a)(1): Information Subject to Disclosure by the Government
- [7.4] Relevancy
- [7.5] Specificity of Discovery Requests
- [7.6] Scope
- [7.7] Defendant’s Own Statements
- [7.8] Oral statements
- [7.9] Written and recorded statements
- [7.10] Statements by coconspirators
- [7.11] Corporate Defendants
- [7.12] Defendant’s Testimony Before the Grand Jury
- [7.13] Defendant’s Prior Record
- [7.14] Documents and Tangible Objects
- [7.15] Reports of Examinations and Tests
- [7.16] Expert Witnesses
- [7.17] Exceptions to Fed.R.Crim.P. 16(a)(1) Discovery
- [7.18] Attorney Work Product
- [7.19] The Jencks Act
- [7.20] Applicability
- [7.21] Sanctions
- [7.22] In Litigation
- [7.23] Reciprocal Discovery by the Government
- [7.24] Protective and Modifying Orders
- [7.25] Sanctions for Failure To Comply
- [7.26] Specific Requests for Discovery Under Fed.R.Crim.P. 16
- [7.27] Statements
- [7.28] Names and Addresses of Potential Witnesses
- [7.29] Criminal Records
- [7.30] Names of Government Informers
- [7.31] Government Press Releases
- [7.32] Governmental Agency Rules and Regulations
- [7.33] Discovery Regarding Prosecutorial Vindictiveness
- III. [7.34] Motion for Grand Jury Testimony
- IV. [7.35] Bills of Particulars
- V. Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.1 — Notice of Alibi
- VI. Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.2 — Notice of Insanity
- VII. [7.43] Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.3 — Notice of Defense Based on Public Authority
- VIII. [7.44] Fed.R.Crim.P. 17 — Subpoenas
- IX. [7.45] Fed.R.Crim.P. 5.1 — Preliminary Hearings and Detention Hearings
- X. [7.46] Fed.R.Crim.P. 15 — Depositions
- XI. Motions To Produce Evidence Favorable to the Defendant
- [7.47] In General
- [7.48] The Need for Filing a Motion
- [7.49] Does Brady Allow Pretrial Disclosure?
- [7.50] Who Determines What Constitutes Favorable Evidence?
- [7.51] What Constitutes “Prosecution” in Terms of Duty To Disclose?
- [7.52] Standard of Review
- [7.53] Prosecutor’s Duty To Preserve Evidence
- [7.54] Specific Examples of Material Deemed Exculpatory
- XII. [7.55] Disclosure and Production of Electronic Surveillance or Unlawfully Overheard Conversations
- XIII. [7.56] Miscellaneous Matters
- XIV. [7.64] Discovery Pursuant to Northern District of Illinois Local Criminal Rule 16.1
- XV. [7.65] Discovery Under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
- XVI. Appendix — Sample Forms
- [7.66] Motion for Discovery and Inspection
- [7.67] Motion for Production of Grand Jury Testimony
- [7.68] Motion for a Bill of Particulars
- [7.69] Motion for Issuance of Subpoena Duces Tecum
- [7.70] Motion To Produce Evidence Favorable to Defendant
- [7.71] Motion for Disclosure and Production of Electronic Surveillance or Unlawfully Overheard Conversations
- [7.72] Notice of Request for Pretrial Discovery
- [7.73] Motion for Additional Discovery and Inspection
- [7.74] Motion for Discovery Requests for Determining the Advisory Sentencing Range Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- Chapter 8 — Pretrial Motions
- I. [8.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. Practice with Respect to All Motions
- III. [8.9] Fed.R.Crim.P. 12 Motions
- [8.10] Mandatory Motions
- [8.11] Defects in Instituting the Prosecution
- [8.12] Misconduct Before the Grand Jury
- [8.13] Defects in the Grand and Petit Jury Selection Procedures
- [8.14] Unauthorized Prosecutor
- [8.15] Selective and Vindictive Prosecutions
- [8.16] Pretrial Delay
- [8.17] Other Defenses
- [8.18] Defects in the Indictment or Information
- [8.19] Jurisdiction
- [8.20] Failure To Allege an Offense
- [8.21] Constitutionality of Statute
- [8.22] Multiplicity and Duplicity
- [8.23] Motion To Suppress
- [8.24] Search and Seizure
- [8.25] Statements
- [8.26] Wiretaps
- [8.27] Return of Seized Property: Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(g)
- [8.28] Motion To Sever
- [8.29] Fed.R.Crim.P. 8 — Joinder
- [8.30] Joinder of offenses
- [8.31] Joinder of defendants
- [8.32] Fed.R.Crim.P. 13
- [8.33] Fed.R.Crim.P. 14
- [8.34] Severance Due to Codefendant’s Confession
- Motions for Discovery
- [8.35] Bill of Particulars
- [8.36] Inspection of Grand Jury Minutes (Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e)(3)(E)(i))
- [8.37] Fed.R.Crim.P. 17 Subpoenas
- Other Motions
- [8.38] Recusal
- [8.39] Relevant Statutory Provisions
- [8.40] Procedure for Invoking 28 U.S.C. §§144 and 455
- [8.41] Standard of Proof
- [8.42] Extrajudicial Source Doctrine
- [8.43] Procedural Distinctions: Motions for Disqualification Based on Actual vs. Perceived Bias or Prejudice
- [8.44] Timing
- [8.45] Certification requirement
- [8.46] Appeal
- [8.47] Motion To Transfer (Fed.R.Crim.P. 21)
- [8.48] Fed.R.Crim.P. 21(a)
- [8.49] Fed.R.Crim.P. 21(b)
- [8.50] Motion To Strike (Fed.R.Crim.P. 7(d))
- [8.51] Fed.R.Evid. 404(b)
- [8.52] Similarity and Timing
- [8.53] Sufficiency of the Evidence
- [8.54] Fed.R.Evid. 403 Balancing Test
- [8.55] Undue Delay
- [8.56] Pre-Indictment
- [8.57] Post-Arrest Delay in Presenting Charges
- Speedy Trial Act
- [8.58] In General
- Specific Provisions of the Speedy Trial Act
- [8.59] Judicial officer must set case for trial (18 U.S.C. §3161(a))
- Time Limits
- [8.60] Filing of indictment or information (18 U.S.C. §3161(b))
- [8.61] Commencement of trial (18 U.S.C. §3161(c))
- [8.62] Trial after dismissal of complaint (18 U.S.C. §3161(d)(1))
- [8.63] Trial after order granting new trial (18 U.S.C. §3161(e))
- [8.64] Additional conditions for time limit between arrest and indictment (18 U.S.C. §3161(f))
- [8.65] Additional conditions for time limits between arraignment and trial (18 U.S.C. §3161(g))
- [8.66] Delays that toll the statute (18 U.S.C. §3161(h))
- [8.67] Mental or physical examination of defendant (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(A))
- [8.68] Defendant on trial for other charges (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(B))
- [8.69] Interlocutory appeal (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(C))
- [8.70] Pretrial motions (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(D))
- [8.71] Transfer (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(E))
- [8.72] Transportation (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(F))
- [8.73] Plea agreement (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(G))
- [8.74] Proceeding under advisement (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(1)(H))
- [8.75] Good conduct (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(2))
- [8.76] Absence or unavailability of defendant or witness (18 U.S.C. §§3161(h)(3)(A), 3161(h)(3)(B))
- [8.77] Mental incompetence or physical inability (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(4))
- [8.78] Reindictment (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(5))
- [8.79] Joinder with codefendant (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(6))
- [8.80] Ends of justice continuance (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(A))
- [8.81] Court congestion or government unprepared (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(C))
- [8.82] Evidence in foreign country (18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(8))
- [8.83] Withdrawal of plea (18 U.S.C. §3161(i))
- [8.84] Defendant serving term of imprisonment (18 U.S.C. §3161(j))
- [8.85] Burden of proof
- [8.86] Waiver
- Sanctions for Speedy Trial Act violations
- [8.87] Dismissal (18 U.S.C. §§3162(a)(1), 3162(a)(2))
- [8.88] Other sanctions (18 U.S.C. §3162(b))
- [8.89] Defendant causes delay
- [8.90] Competency
- [8.91] Evaluation of the Defendant
- [8.92] Evidentiary Hearing
- Brady, Giglio, and Jencks Act Motions
- [8.93] Brady v. Maryland
- [8.94] Suppression
- [8.95] Favorable to the defense
- [8.96] Materiality
- [8.97] Burden of proof
- [8.98] Giglio v. United States
- [8.99] Jencks Act
- [8.100] Double Jeopardy
- [8.101] Burden of Proof
- [8.102] Retrials and Mistrials
- IV. [8.103] Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.1 — Notice of an Alibi Defense
- V. [8.104] Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.2 — Notice of an Insanity Defense
- VI. [8.105] Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.3 — Notice of a Public Authority Defense
- Chapter 9 — Jury Selection and Instructions
- I. [9.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [9.2] Peremptory Challenges
- III. [9.3] Constitutional Challenges
- IV. [9.4] Statutory Challenges
- V. [9.5] Qualifications for Jury Service
- VI. [9.6] Access to Juror Information
- VII. [9.7] Challenges for Cause
- VIII. [9.8] Voir Dire
- IX. [9.9] Anonymous Jury
- X. [9.10] Methods of Jury Selection
- XI. [9.11] Questioning
- XII. [9.12] Selection of Alternate Jurors
- XIII. [9.13] Types of Questions
- XIV. [9.14] Highly Publicized Cases
- XV. Instructions
- XVI. [9.20] Conclusion
- XVII. Appendix
- Chapter 10 — Selected Issues Under the Federal Rules of Evidence
- I. Introduction
- II. Relevancy and its Limits; Evidence of Other Crimes: Rules 401 – 403 and 404(b)
- [10.3] In General: Test for Admissibility
- [10.4] Relevancy of the Evidence to an Issue Other than Criminal Propensity: Rules 401, 402, and 404(b)
- [10.5] Requirement That the Other Act Be Similar Enough and Close Enough in Time To Be Relevant
- [10.6] Requirement That Evidence of the Other Act Be Sufficiently Supported
- [10.7] Weighing Probative Value Against Unfair Prejudice: Rule 403
- [10.8] Procedural Issues
- [10.9] Summary
- III. Impeachment: Rules 607 – 609 and 613
- [10.10] In General
- [10.11] Who May Impeach? — Rule 607
- Impeachment and Rehabilitation by Opinion and Reputation Evidence: Rule 608(a)
- [10.12] Impeachment of Witness with Evidence of Character for Untruthfulness
- [10.13] Rehabilitation of Witness with Evidence of Character for Truthfulness
- Cross-Examination Concerning Misconduct Probative of Untruthfulness: Rule 608(b)
- [10.14] In General
- [10.15] Cross-Examination of Rule 608(a) Character Witnesses
- [10.16] Procedural Issues
- Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime: Rule 609
- [10.17] Admissibility of Convictions Under Rule 609(a)(1)
- [10.18] Admissibility of Convictions Under Rule 609(a)(2)
- [10.19] Rules 609(b) and 609(c)
- [10.20] Other Issues Under Rule 609
- [10.21] Procedural Issues
- [10.22] Impeachment by Prior Inconsistent Statement: Rule 613
- IV. Hearsay — Selected Issues: Rules 801 – 803
- [10.23] In General
- [10.24] Confrontation Clause
- [10.25] Prior Consistent Statements: Rule 801(d)(1)(B)
- [10.26] Coconspirator Statements: Rule 801(d)(2)(E)
- [10.27] Present Sense Impressions; Excited Utterances; and Then Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Conditions: Rules 803(1) – 803(3)
- [10.28] Business Records: Rule 803(6)
- [10.29] Public Records and Reports: Rule 803(8)
- Chapter 11 — An Introductory Tour Through the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Sentencing Procedures
- I. Background
- II. Chapter One — Introduction, Authority, and General Application Principles
- [11.3] Part A — Introduction
- Part B — General Application Principles
- [11.4] General Instructions on Using the Guidelines — Guidelines §§1B1.1, 1B1.2
- [11.5] Relevant Conduct — Guidelines §1B1.3
- [11.6] Significance of Commentary — Guidelines §1B1.7
- [11.7] Retroactivity of Amended Guidelines Range — Guidelines §1B1.10; Use of Guidelines Manual in Effect on Date of Sentencing — Guidelines §1B1.11
- III. Chapter Two — Offense Conduct
- [11.8] General Concepts
- Part D — Offenses Involving Drugs
- [11.9] General Considerations
- [11.10] Mixtures or Substances Containing Controlled Substances
- [11.11] The Safety Valve
- [11.12] Possession of a Dangerous Weapon — Guidelines §2D1.1(b)(1)
- [11.13] Crack vs. Powder Cocaine
- [11.14] Incomplete Transactions and Reverse Stings
- [11.15] Part B — Offenses Involving Fraud
- [11.16] Calculating the Loss
- [11.17] Misrepresentation and Violation of Court Orders
- [11.18] Part K — Offenses Involving Public Safety
- IV. [11.19] Chapter Three — Adjustments
- [11.20] Part A — Victim-Related Adjustments
- [11.21] Hate Crimes or Vulnerable Victim — Guidelines §3A1.1
- [11.22] Official Victim — Guidelines §3A1.2
- [11.23] Part B — Role in the Offense
- [11.24] Aggravating Role — Guidelines §3B1.1
- [11.25] Mitigating Role — Guidelines §3B1.2
- [11.26] Abuse of a Position of Trust or Use of Special Skill — Guidelines §3B1.3
- [11.27] Part C — Obstruction
- [11.28] Part D — Multiple Counts
- [11.29] Groups of Closely Related Counts — Guidelines §3D1.2
- [11.30] Offense Level Applicable to Each Group — Guidelines §3D1.3
- [11.31] Determining the Combined Offense Level — Guidelines §3D1.4
- [11.32] Part E — Acceptance of Responsibility
- V. [11.33] Chapter Four — Criminal History and Criminal Livelihood
- [11.34] Part A — Criminal History
- [11.35] Criminal History Category — Guidelines §4A1.1
- [11.36] Definitions and Instructions for Computing Criminal History — Guidelines §4A1.2
- [11.37] Adequacy of Criminal History Category — Guidelines §4A1.3
- Part B — Career Offenders and Criminal Livelihood
- [11.38] Career Offenders — Guidelines §§4B1.1, 4B1.2
- [11.39] Criminal Livelihood — Guidelines §4B1.3
- [11.40] Armed Career Criminal — Guidelines §4B1.4
- VI. [11.41] Chapter Five — Determining the Sentence
- [11.42] Part A — The Sentencing Table
- [11.43] Part B — Probation — Guidelines §§5B1.1 – 5B1.3
- [11.44] Part C — Imprisonment — Guidelines §§5C1.1, 5C1.2
- [11.45] Part D — Supervised Release — Guidelines §§5D1.1 – 5D1.3
- [11.46] Part E — Restitution, Fines, Assessments, Forfeitures
- [11.47] Part F — Sentencing Options — Guidelines §§5F1.1 – 5F1.8
- [11.48] Part G — Implementing the Sentence of Imprisonment
- [11.49] Sentencing on a Single Count of Conviction — Guidelines §5G1.1
- [11.50] Sentencing on Multiple Counts of Conviction — Guidelines §5G1.2
- [11.51] Imposition of a Sentence on a Defendant Subject to an Undischarged Term of Imprisonment — Guidelines §5G1.3
- [11.52] Parts H and K — Departure Issues
- [11.53] Offender Characteristics — Part H
- [11.54] Departures — Part K
- [11.55] Substantial Assistance — Guidelines §5K1.1
- [11.56] Other Grounds for Departure — Guidelines §§5K2.0 – 5K2.24
- VII. Chapter Six — Sentencing Procedures, Plea Agreements, and Crime Victims’ Rights
- VIII. [11.59] Chapter Seven — Violations of Probation and Supervised Release
- IX. [11.60] Conclusion
- Chapter 12 — Posttrial Motions in Federal Criminal Cases
- I. [12.1] Introduction
- II. Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.2] Text of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29
- [12.3] Nature of Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.4] Practice Note
- [12.5] Standard of Review
- [12.6] Timing of a Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.7] Pretrial Motions for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.8] Interlocutory Motions for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.9] Posttrial Motions for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.10] Post-Verdict Motions for Judgment of Acquittal
- [12.11] Appellate Review and the “Unanimous” Waiver Doctrine
- [12.12] Appellate Review
- III. Motion for a New Trial
- [12.13] Text of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33
- [12.14] Nature of Motion for a New Trial
- [12.15] Practice Note
- [12.16] Standard of Review
- [12.17] Timing Considerations
- [12.18] Granting a New Trial on the Basis of Newly Discovered Evidence
- [12.19] Four Criteria for Motions Based on Newly Discovered Evidence
- [12.20] Perjured Testimony or Recantation
- [12.21] Prosecutorial Suppression of Evidence
- [12.22] Retroactive Misjoinder and Prejudicial Spillover
- [12.23] Granting a New Trial on Other Grounds
- [12.24] Miscarriage of Justice
- [12.25] Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- [12.26] Structural Errors Denying a Fair Trial
- [12.27] Incapacity of the Tribunal
- [12.28] Cumulative Error and Other Non-Structural Errors
- [12.29] Cumulative Error
- [12.30] Improper Remarks by the Prosecution
- [12.31] Erroneously Admitted Evidence
- [12.32] Multiplicity of Charges
- [12.33] Absence of Codefendant
- IV. Motion for Arrest of Judgment
- V. Release Pending Appeal or Sentencing
- [12.42] Governed by Statute
- [12.43] Release or Detention Pending Sentence
- [12.44] Burden
- [12.45] Standard
- [12.46] Procedure
- [12.47] Practice Note
- [12.48] Recent Application of §3143(a)
- [12.49] Release or Detention Pending Appeal by the Defendant
- [12.50] Burden
- [12.51] Standard
- [12.52] Crimes for Which Release Pending Appeal Is Not Available
- [12.53] Practice Note
- [12.54] Recent Application of §3143(b)
- [12.55] Release Pending Resentencing
- [12.56] Release or Detention Pending Appeal by the Government
- [12.57] Appeal of Order Granting or Denying Release
- [12.58] Prison Choice
- VI. Section 2255 Motions
- Chapter 13 — Federal Habeas Corpus and Posttrial
- I. [13.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [13.2] Remedy for State Prisoners — 28 U.S.C. §2254
- [13.3] Rules Governing §2254 Cases
- [13.4] Form of the Petition
- [13.5] Custody Requirement
- [13.6] Naming the Proper Respondent
- [13.7] Filing and Service
- [13.8] Preliminary Consideration by District Judge
- [13.9] Answer
- [13.10] Discovery
- [13.11] Evidentiary Hearing
- Standard of Review
- [13.12] Presumption of Correctness
- [13.13] Harmless Error
- [13.14] Defenses to Habeas Corpus
- Failure To Exhaust State Remedies and Non-Cognizable Claims
- [13.15] Exhaustion
- [13.16] Federal Nature of Claim
- [13.17] State Remedy Inadequate or Unavailable
- [13.18] Discretionary Review
- [13.19] Mixed Petitions
- [13.20] Waiver of Exhaustion Defense
- Procedural Default
- [13.21] Independent and Adequate State Grounds
- [13.22] Claims Never Raised in State Court
- [13.23] Excusal of a Procedural Default — Cause and Prejudice/Fundamental Miscarriage of Justice
- [13.24] Distinguishing Exhaustion from Procedural Default
- [13.25] Non-Retroactivity of New Rules of Constitutional Law (Teague Bar)
- [13.26] Definition of “New Rule” and “Final”
- [13.27] Exceptions
- [13.28] New Rules Favoring the Prosecution
- [13.29] Teague After the AEDPA
- Successive Petitions and Abuse of the Writ
- [13.30] Distinguishing Successive Petitions from Abuse of the Writ
- [13.31] Statutes and Rules Governing Successive Petitions and Abuse of the Writ
- [13.32] Innocence as a Claim in Habeas Corpus
- [13.33] Appeals from Adverse Rulings
- III. [13.34] Remedy for Federal Prisoners — 28 U.S.C. §2255
- [13.35] Rules Governing §2255 Proceedings
- [13.36] Form of the Petition
- [13.37] The Custody Requirement
- [13.38] Naming the Proper Respondent
- [13.39] Filing and Service
- [13.40] Preliminary Consideration by District Judge
- [13.41] Answer
- [13.42] Discovery
- [13.43] Evidentiary Hearings
- [13.44] Standards for Relief Under §2255
- Defenses to §2255 Motions
- [13.45] Failure To Exhaust Remedies
- [13.46] Procedural Default of Claims Brought Under §2255
- [13.47] Successive Motions
- [13.48] Appeals from Adverse Rulings
- IV. General Habeas Corpus Statute
- V. [13.56] Writ of Error Coram Nobis
- Chapter 14 — Appeals
- I. [14.1] Introduction
- II. [14.2] Defense Appeals
- Final Decisions
- [14.3] Conviction and Sentence
- [14.4] Denial of New Trial
- [14.5] Sentence Reduction
- [14.6] Correction of Sentence
- [14.7] Administration of Probation and Supervised Release
- [14.8] Forfeiture Orders
- [14.9] Habeas Proceedings
- [14.10] Interlocutory Decisions
- Appealable Interlocutory Decisions
- [14.11] Pretrial Detention
- [14.12] Double Jeopardy
- [14.13] Right to Grand Jury Indictment
- [14.14] Forced Medication
- [14.15] Expansion of Interlocutory Jurisdiction in the Lower Courts
- [14.16] Mental Competency
- [14.17] Pretrial Gag Orders
- [14.18] Juveniles Transferred for Adult Prosecution
- [14.19] Death Penalty Notices
- [14.20] Videotaped Trials
- [14.21] Non-Appealable Interlocutory Decisions
- [14.22] Grand Jury Proceedings
- [14.23] Grand Jury Immunity
- [14.24] Disqualification of Counsel
- [14.25] Attorney-Client Privilege
- [14.26] Motions To Terminate Grand Jury Investigation
- [14.27] Motions for Disclosure of Grand Jury Materials
- [14.28] Extradition
- [14.29] Speedy Trial
- [14.30] Motions Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct
- [14.31] Recusal of the Trial Judge
- [14.32] Motions To Suppress
- [14.33] Disqualification of Trial Counsel
- [14.34] Sanction of Defense Counsel
- [14.35] Denial of Motion To Stay Trial
- [14.36] Denial of Motion for Acquittal
- [14.37] Vacation of Guilty Pleas and Plea Agreements
- [14.38] Loss of the Right To Appeal
- [14.39] Appellate Waivers
- [14.40] Appeals by Fugitives
- III. [14.41] Government Appeals
- IV. [14.42] Appeals by Victims
- V. Initiating the Appeal
- VI. [14.48] Release of Defendant Pending Appeal
- VII. Appendix — Sample Forms
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Federal Criminal Practice (ARCHIVED 2011 EDITION & 2014 SUPPLEMENT)
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