![]() Criminal Defense NewsletterFor over twenty-five years, the criminal defense community in Michigan has been served by the Criminal Defense Newsletter, published on a near-monthly basis by the Criminal Defense Resource Center. Defense attorneys regularly rate it "indispensible" to their practices. Access: available to all by surface and e-mail, online access to recent issues. Written by attorneys for attorneys, the Criminal Defense Newsletter typically includes:
Search Criminal Defense Newsletters (1977 - present)Registered users may browse or search previous issues of the Criminal Defense Newsletter.Defender BooksOne of the most widely-used quick reference sets published, the Defender Trial, Motion, and Sentencing Books provide concise, accurate and current summaries of the law, from arrest, through trial and sentencing, and to appeal both state and federal habeas. Hundreds of the most commonly charged felonies are also covered, with summaries of crime elements, jury instructions, and included offenses. On any subject of criminal law and procedure, the books contain short descriptions of relevant:
The books are updated annually, and are published not only in hard copy (drilled for insertion into two looseleaf binders), but also in CD-ROM form (formated for installation onto your computer), downloadable to PC. The computerized edition is bundled with a text retrieval program which allows full text searches by keyword, allowing quick access to useful citations. Over 1,000 pages of material are in the Trial Book, 300 pages in the Motions Book, nearly 400 are in the Sentencing Book and 300 pages in the Habeas Book. Registered users can search the books by following the appropriate links:
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