Criminal Defense Tools and Techniques

Criminal Defense Tools and Techniques, by Thomas J. Farrell, combines sharp legal analysis with proven, practice-tested tips, forms and strategic advice to help you confidently navigate every aspect of a criminal case.

With the 2017 edition, you get 5 new forms:

• Motion to Compel Return of Property;
• Motion to Impound Privileged Documents for In Camera or Special Master Review;
• Letter Asserting Privilege to Former Attorney’s Counsel;
• Letter to Grand Jury Judge Asking to be Heard Before Attorney Testifies;
• Civil Proffer Agreement;

And expanded coverage of a broad range of topics in almost every chapter, from Entering the Case through Plea Bargaining, Trial, Sentencing and Appeals.

You will learn:

• Four things you should do to protect the attorney-client privilege when your client calls from jail
• When and how Detention Risk Assessment Instruments might be used by the government and the potential risks of these “objective” tools
• The minimum requirements established by the constitutional rule of Ake, as outlined by the Supreme court in McWilliams v. Dunn, 137 S.Ct. 1790 (2017)
• Two precautions you must take when interviewing your client’s employees
• The relationship between “overbreadth” and “particularity” in a warrant, and the importance of raising both arguments in a warrant challenge
• What happens when a lawful search yields evidence that was seized lawfully, but which the government has no right to review (e.g., privileged communications)
• Constitutional and statutory grounds for challenging a forfeiture as disproportionate to the criminal offense
• In a joint civil/criminal investigation, how separate proffer agreements can help your client avoid ruinous civil consequences
• How to respond to a prosecution motion in limine seeking to preclude a defense
• Five practical tips to help prepare your client to testify at trial

And more!