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Criminal Defense Newsletter

For 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:

  • an in-depth lead article on a "hot" or problematic issue
  • short notes on practice and procedure
  • a featured state trial court opinion
  • news about court rules changes
  • all grants of leave and certiorari by the Michigan and United States Supreme Courts
  • summaries of all Michigan and United States Supreme Court Opinions
  • summaries of selected published and unpublished Michigan Court of Appeals opinions
  • a calendar of training events

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Registered users may browse or search previous issues of the Criminal Defense Newsletter.






Defender Books

One 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:

  • published Michigan Court of Appeals and Supreme Court decisions, orders, and grants of leave to appeal.

  • unpublished Michigan Court of Appeals decisions (Sentencing Book only)

  • Michigan Court Rules

  • practice notes, written by experienced Michigan criminal defense attorneys

  • Michigan and federal statutory authority

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:

    All 2007 Defender Books


To obtain any of the Criminal Defense Resource Center's services, please send the subscription form, a check, and any other necessary documentation to CDRC. We will start your services upon receipt. If you forgot your password or have further questions, please contact John Powell, Webmaster.


Archive of Defender Books


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The Defender Books are available for downloading as a searchable database and PDF file which can be saved to your computer or your Palm Pilot.


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