Federal Criminal Trials

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Federal Criminal Trials offers an in-depth analysis of the federal criminal trial process equipping both the government and defense attorneys with the legal arguments and tactics they can and should use to either prosecute or challenge the government's evidence at every stage of a criminal case. This treatise is a unique text offering insights from both the government and defense counsel’s viewpoint, showing the legal arguments that may arise so that each side has the foresight and knowledge required to refute any argument brought up from opposing counsel.

This additional 2026 Release includes the latest and most up-to-date versions of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Criminal Practice and Procedure. The complete Rules and Procedures are listed in Appendices B and C respectively. Because of this, Federal prosecutors in the Department of Justice continually use this handbook as the authoritative courtroom reference since 1946. In depth coverage of the criminal trial process is provided, including the following resources and reference materials:

• Comprehensive Federal Criminal Procedure Coverage - The treatise analyzes: (i) pretrial motions; (ii) charging decisions; (iii) discovery; (iv) suppression litigation; (v) jury selection; (vi) trial conduct; (vii) sentencing; (viii) appeals; (ix) post-conviction proceedings; etc
• Dual Prosecutor/Defense Perspective: (i) Arguments available to the government; (ii) Anticipated defense responses; (iii) Counter-strategies for both sides, etc
• New case law integration: (i) More than 50 newly summarized federal cases added in recent editions; (ii) Updated citations and precedent from all federal circuits; (iii) Enhanced statutory and sentencing-guideline references
• Table of Statutes: New Federal statutes, rules, and regulations were updated and referenced accordingly
• Federal Rules and Sentencing Guidelines
• Latest citations and most up to date precedence from all criminal circuits

The previous edition's ISBN is 9798341713222.

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