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AGGRESSIVE CRIMINAL TRIAL ADVOCACY |
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INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL PREPARATION |
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by David P. Baugh |
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| Preface |
| Attitude - The Key to Successful Defense Advocacy |
| The Tactics and Tools of Aggressive Pre-Trial Practice |
| 1. INITIAL INTERVIEW |
| Rule Number One |
| Rule Number Two |
| Setting the Fee |
| 2. INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS |
| Basic Case Preparation - Early Motions |
| Rule 7C:5 Sample Motion |
| Demand for 6th Amendment Notice of Particulars |
| Sample Request for 6th Amendment Notice |
| 3. GATHERING EVIDENCE |
| Rule Number Three |
| SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM |
| FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT |
| Sample FOIA Request |
| Brady Motions |
| 4. ANALYSIS AND CASE HYPOTHESIS |
| 5. PRELIMINARY HEARING |
| Rule Number Four |
| Rule Number Five |
| Rule Number Six |
| Rule Number Seven |
| Rule Number Eight |
| Purposes of Preliminary Hearings for Defense |
| Errors in Preliminary Hearings |
| Note to Prosecutors Concerning Preliminary Hearings |
| Rule Number Nine |
| 6. PRETRIAL MOTIONS |
| Discovery |
| 7. MOTION TO SUPPRESS |
| 8. COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL |
| 9. TRIAL BY JUDGE OR JURY? |
| First Rule and Rule Number Ten |
| 10. ORGANIZING THE CASE FOR TRIAL |
| 11. YOUR CLIENT |
| 12. VOIR DIRE |
| Race |
| Pretrial Publicity |
| Recommended Voir Dire Question for Defense |
| Recommended Voir Dire Questions for Prosecutor |
| 13. DEFENDANT TESTIFING? |
| Rule Number Eleven |
| 14. CROSS-EXAMINATION |
| 15. CLOSING ARGUMENT |