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Ninth Circuit Criminal Handbook
A long and established fixture to the LexisNexis Circuit Criminal Handbook series, The Ninth Circuit Criminal Handbook continues its tradition of informative excellence and guides you through every topic and every issue you need to know to succeed in the Ninth Circuit's criminal law jurisprudence. The latest 2026 edition of the Handbook examines and analyzes legal precedence and doctrine for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, focusing on federal criminal trials and appeals arising from a many diverse states and American territories, including: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington. Also included within the purview of the Ninth Circuit include the following territorial courts of: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Updated yearly by the Honorable Larry Alan Burns (Ret.) and Mr. Timothy A. Scott (Founding Partner of McKenzie Scott), the Handbook examines and clarifies the federal criminal process and applications for all these states and territories of Ninth Circuit, starting from the pretrial procedures, the discovery process, to the trial itself, and finally the post-trial actions and appeals.
Publisher: Matthew Bender Elite Products
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The Ninth Circuit Criminal Handbook is the one of the oldest and most revered treatise to the LexisNexis Circuit Criminal Handbook series, offering an in-depth and conceptual guide to the legal doctrine, jurisprudence, and procedures that every practitioner must be aware of to successfully litigate a criminal case in the Ninth Circuit (comprising the states of: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington; and American territories of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa). The 2026 edition contains a Foreword written by Mr. Zach Howe, who currently serves as the Chief of Staff in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California and also as an Appellate Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Howe in the Foreword recommends this treatise to: “ … anyone who practices criminal law in the Ninth Circuit … as the handbook is a trusted friend. Its coverage is extensive, spanning nearly every area of federal criminal law … and where he has turned to it many times to examine topics ranging from procedural issues .. “
The 2026 Edition continues to be specifically tailored to quirks of practicing in Ninth Circuit and provides essential inside knowledge that a practitioner must be aware of to successfully prosecute or defend a criminal case in the Ninth Circuit. Covering hundreds of criminal issues, this single volume resource is broad enough to provide an excellent introduction for the newcomer to Ninth Circuit criminal practice, yet also detailed enough to become a trusted resource for veteran practitioners and judges.
Using precise, straightforward language, this essential resource analyzes a multitude of topics in the context of Ninth Circuit practice, including but not limited to:
• Trial Procedures: from miscellaneous pre-trial issues to trial to the appellate process
• Selected Criminal Offenses
• Federal Rules of Evidence
• Federal Criminal Procedure
• Search and Seizure
• Grand Jury
• Appeals and Post-Conviction Issues
The previous edition's ISBN is 9781663393340.
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Chapter 1 Grand Jury
Chapter 2 Bail
Chapter 3 Extradition and Extraterritorial Issues
Chapter 4 Discovery
Chapter 5 Pretrial Motions
Chapter 6 Search and Seizure and the Fourth Amendment
Chapter 7 Confessions and Extra-Judicial Statements
Chapter 8 Substantive Defenses
Chapter 9 Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining
Chapter 10 Common Offenses in the Ninth Circuit
Chapter 11 Juveniles
Chapter 12 Juries and Jury Selection
Chapter 13 Constitutional and Other Issues at Trial
Chapter 14 Sentencing and Supervised Release
Chapter 15 Appellate Procedure and Practice
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index