Sentencing Advocacy
Sentencing Advocacy

Author: C.J. Williams

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2022-12-28

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1476687544

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To ensure a fair criminal trial, effective sentencing advocacy is needed in every stage of prosecution, from investigation through plea, trial and sentencing hearings. With fewer criminal cases proceeding to trial, advocacy is increasingly critical for both prosecutors and defense attorneys and can determine whether or not a defendant receives an appropriate sentence. Here is a volume that comprehensively describes the steps to effective sentencing advocacy, addressing not only terms of imprisonment or probation, but fines, forfeiture, restitution and other collateral sentencing consequences. It emphasizes approaching sentencing advocacy holistically, treating it as a key component of attorney advocacy in every criminal case. Covering the fundamental sentencing procedures and concepts, it describes where and how attorneys can use advocacy to advance their clients' goals. It also explains aspects of sentencing that otherwise may appear too complex to a novice criminal practitioner. Importantly, this is not a book on sentencing law, although it addresses legal sentencing issues as they pertain to sentencing advocacy. Rather, the focus is on teaching attorneys how to use advocacy to achieve the best sentence for their clients.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Guilty People
Guilty People

Author: Abbe Smith

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2020-01-17

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1978803400

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Criminal defense attorneys protect the innocent and guilty alike, but, the majority of criminal defendants are guilty. This is as it should be in a free society. Yet there are many different types of crime and degrees of guilt, and the defense must navigate through a complex criminal justice system that is not always equipped to recognize nuances. In Guilty People, law professor and longtime criminal defense attorney Abbe Smith gives us a thoughtful and honest look at guilty individuals on trial. Each chapter tells compelling stories about real cases she handled; some of her clients were guilty of only petty crimes and misdemeanors, while others committed offenses as grave as rape and murder. In the process, she answers the question that every defense attorney is routinely asked: How can you represent these people? Smith’s answer also tackles seldom-addressed but equally important questions such as: Who are the people filling our nation’s jails and prisons? Are they as dangerous and depraved as they are usually portrayed? How did they get caught up in the system? And what happens to them there? This book challenges the assumption that the guilty are a separate species, unworthy of humane treatment. It is dedicated to guilty people—every single one of us.

Sentencing Guidelines in Antitrust
Sentencing Guidelines in Antitrust

Author: Robert Engelbrecht Hauberg

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781570736742

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"This handbook was prepared by members of the Antitrust Section's Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee to provide the practitioner with a general overview and explanation of the Sentencing Guidelines, promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission, applicable in criminal antitrust cases involving both corporate and individual defendants. It is intended as a practice aid that would prove helpful in counseling clients, assessing exposure, determining and advocating sentence ranges and fines, and evaluating and negotiating leniency and plea agreements." -- from the Foreword, p. iii.

Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom
Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom

Author: Mary Lay Schuster

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2011-07-12

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1555537499

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Provides a deeply textured view of how victims' voices are introduced and heard in courts

Race to Incarcerate
Race to Incarcerate

Author: Marc Mauer

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-11-29

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1458722139

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In this revised edition of his seminal book on race, class, and the criminal justice system, Marc Mauer, executive director of one of the United States leading criminal justice reform organizations, offers the most up-to-date look available at three decades of prison expansion in America. Including newly written material on recent developments under the Bush administration and updated statistics, graphs, and charts throughout, the book tells the tragic story of runaway growth in the number of prisons and jails and the overreliance on imprisonment to stem problems of economic and social development. Called ''sober and nuanced by Publishers Weekly, Race to Incarcerate documents the enormous financial and human toll of the ''get tough movement, and argues for more humane - and productive - alternatives.

Courtroom Psychology and Trial Advocacy
Courtroom Psychology and Trial Advocacy

Author: Richard Waites

Publisher: ALM Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780970597090

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An invaluable resource for experienced trial attorneys, inexperienced trial attorneys looking to advance to the next level of trial practice, and corporate counsel who handle litigation, this book looks at the role courtroom psychology plays in modern trial practice. It covers the essentials of trial practice, including jury selection, opening and closing statements, and questioning witnesses, as well as the key aspects of arbitration hearings and mediations. But what makes this book different from basic trial advocacy primers is its attention to the results of decades of scientific research relating to courtroom psychology (or persuasion psychology). This area concerns how and why jurors, judges, and arbitrators make decisions and how they are influenced. This book examines the role persuasion psychology plays in modern trial practice and how lawyers can use it to their advantage.