Idaho Criminal Law and Procedure with Forms

Idaho Criminal Law and Procedure with Forms provides a reference for attorneys handling criminal matters in Idaho. The 2026 edition brings together Idaho court procedures, substantive criminal law and forms in a reference organized to help practitioners locate relevant issues as a case progresses.

Coverage includes Idaho’s court system and sources of law, court proceedings and rules, probable cause hearings, initial appearance, arraignment, bail, charging and preliminary hearings. It continues through discovery, defense motions, plea agreements, trial, sentencing, probation, parole and appeal.

Dedicated discussions address search and seizure under the Idaho Constitution, traffic stops, motions to suppress, jury selection, confrontation rights and preservation of appellate issues. The treatise also covers specialty courts, criminal mediation, immigration detainers and consequences and corporate criminal proceedings.

Substantive chapters analyze the elements of more than 100 crimes in the Idaho criminal code, including offenses against persons, homicide, assault and battery, kidnapping, theft, sexual offenses, motor vehicle offenses, firearms offenses, controlled substance offenses and property crimes. Homicide coverage includes murder, manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter. Additional topics include domestic violence, human trafficking, explicit synthetic media and computer crime.

The treatise examines possible defenses, including self-defense and excusable or justifiable homicide, as well as lesser included offenses. It also catalogs hundreds of appellate decisions holding that the evidence was insufficient to support convictions for the most frequently prosecuted offenses.

An appendix of 25 forms supports recurring tasks, including discovery requests, suppression motions, notices of appeal and an opening brief in an excessive sentencing case. By bringing procedural coverage, offense-specific discussions and forms together, this resource helps attorneys prepare filings and address procedural and substantive issues in Idaho criminal practice.

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