Office of Defender Services
TRAINING BRANCH
- Federal Convictions Reversed
edited by Alexander Bunin, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of New York
(This compilation of published opinions from federal courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court provides panel attorneys with a shortcut to law favorable to their clients.)
- Sentencing Appeals (2008-2009)
by Denise Barrett and Sara Noonan, National Federal Defender Sentencing Resource Counsel
(This summary of selected post-Booker appellate decisions is intended to assist practitioners in setting up an appellate issue in the district court and on appeal.)
- A "Devil's Advocate" Approach to Brainstorming: Ten Unconventional Ideas That Will Help You Write a Better Brief on Appeal
by Alan Dubois, Assistant Federal Public Defender, E.D. NC; Caryll Alpert, Assistant Federal Defender, M.D. TN
- The Labors of Hercules: Overcoming Common Challenges on Appeal
by Tim Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX; Beverly Dyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, D .D.C.; Judith Mizner, Assistant Federal Public Defender, D. MA
- Tips for Handling Federal Criminal Appeals
by Henry Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas
- Anders Briefs & Related Issues on Appeal
by Alan DuBois, Senior Appellate Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina; Brett Sweitzer, Appellate Attorney, Federal Community Defenders for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Writing the Opening Brief in a Criminal Appeal (Updated Oct. 2004)
by Vicki Mandell-King, Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender, Appellate Division, District of Colorado
- Preservation of Error for Appeals: It's Not That Hard But It's That Important
by Tom Moran, Esq., Schneider & McKinney, P.C., Houston, TX
(This paper is designed to give new practitioners an overview of how error is preserved in federal court and what can happen when it is not preserved.)
- Preserving Error in Federal Court: Making Sure You Get Your Second Chance on Appeal
by Timothy Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas
- How, When, & Why to Object, Raise & Preserve Issues
by Rosemary T. Cakmis, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Chief, Appellate Division, & James T. Skuthan, Acting Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Florida
- Strategies for Obtaining Discretionary Review
by Prof. Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford Law School
- Preparing a Petition for Certiorari: Demystifying the Process
by Timothy Crooks, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX