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Well-written and bursting with practical advice, Criminal Practice Handbook, Fifth Edition guides you through a criminal case from beginning to end. It provides hundreds of proven techniques and contains dozens of checklists, sample motions, and examples that you can tailor to each particular situation. To help build your federal and state criminal practice, Criminal Practice Handbook includes a chapter on court-appointed representation. As a young lawyer just beginning your practice, you’ll gain an understanding of the basic procedures of criminal practice. As a seasoned practitioner, this publication is a refresher A-to-Z guide.
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Featured Authors
Jay Shapiro
Jay Shapiro is a partner in the New York City office of White and Williams LLP and co-chairs the firm’s co-chair of Cyber Law and Data Protection Group. He has almost 40 years' experience as a litigator and represents clients in connection with fraud related litigation and investigations, including corporate internal investigations, criminal and regulatory enforcement and insurance fraud. Additionally, he represents clients in resolving trademark and copyright matters.
Mr. Shapiro has written and co-authored numerous publications including: co-author, with Prof. Lewis R. Katz, New York Suppression Manual (Matthew Bender, 1990); revision author, Criminal Law Deskbook (Matthew Bender); contributing editor, Criminal Law Advocacy Reporter (Matthew Bender); Bender's New York Evidence, CPLR (Matthew Bender); draft co-author, Moore's Federal Practice, 3d Ed., Summary Judgment (Matthew Bender); author, Terrorism, the Constitution, and the Courts, New York Law School Journal of Human Rights, Volume 18 (Spring 2002).
Mr. Shapiro is also an Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School (1989 to the present) and served as a faculty member of the New York Prosecutor's Training Institute, the New York City Police Department's Criminal Investigators' Course and the New York City Fire Marshal's Training Program.
Mr. Shapiro is admitted to practice in New York (1981), the U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1981 and 1988, respectively) and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1981). He received his A.B. from Middlebury College (1977) and earned his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1980).
Table of contents
CHAPTER 1: COMMENCING THE RELATIONSHIP — INTERVIEWING THE CLIENT; TERMS OF THE REPRESENTATION
CHAPTER 2: PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING ARREST THROUGH ARRAIGNMENT
CHAPTER 3: POST-ARRAIGNMENT AND GRAND JURY PRACTICE
CHAPTER 4: CASE INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER 5: NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING THE GUILTY PLEA
CHAPTER 6: JURY ISSUES
CHAPTER 7: PRETRIAL MOTIONS
CHAPTER 8: OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS
CHAPTER 9: THE PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE OF DIRECT EXAMINATION
CHAPTER 10: THE ART OF CROSS-EXAMINATION
CHAPTER 11: TRIAL TACTICS
CHAPTER 12: SENTENCING
CHAPTER 13: POST-CONVICTION PRACTICE
APPENDIX: FORMS AND MODEL MOTIONS
TABLE OF CASES
INDEX
