The Panel - Defense and Defender Resources:

San Diego Federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel

Defense and Defender Resources:

Resources:

Federal Defenders of San Diego
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA)
San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association (SDCDBA) (Not associated with the county bar - must be a member to access file bank, expert lists, etc.)
The Innocence Project
County Public Defender (find out if your client has any state warrants or is in state custody)

Comprehensive list of Links

(from Office of Defender Services website):

Subject/Area	Link

APPELLATE PRACTICE	Office of the U.S. Solicitor General
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS	Bureau of Justice Statistics Homepage
BUREAU OF PRISONS	Bureau of Prisons Homepage National Institute of Corrections
COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY CRIMES	FBI Lab Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART) In-depth analysis of DOJ guidelines for computer searches DOJ Computer Search and Seizure Guidelines Computer Crime (Cybercrime.gov) - DOJ
COMPUTERS AND DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE	Courtroom 21 - Electronic Courtroom Project
CONGRESS	The House The Senate
LEGISLATION	Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS	Via GPO Access
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD	Via GPO Access
CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION	The Correctional Education Association
CORRECTIONS	Bureau of Prisons National Institute of Corrections National Center on Institutions and Alternatives American Correctional Association American Jail Association Family and Corrections Network
CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY ORGANIZATIONS	National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association of Federal Defense Attorneys National Legal Aid and Defender Association National Association of Federal Defenders International Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PRACTICE	Criminal Justice Act (18 USC §3006A)
CRIMINAL LAW RESOURCES	Jeff Flax's Web Page FedCrimLaw.com (by subscription) Hieros Gamos Legal Research Center - Criminal Law NACDL Legal Resource Links FindLaw.com ABA Criminal Justice Information CrimeLynx.com
CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS	Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center National Archive of Criminal Justice Data Bureau of Justice Statistics
DEATH PENALTY - DEFENSE	CAPDEFNET.ORG Pro Bono Net Death Penalty Practice Area NACDL Death Penalty Defense Page Cornell LII Death Penalty Page Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board Capital Defense Weekly / Capital Defender’s Toolbox Capital Defense Discussion List Spencer Report on Federal Death Penalty Cases U.S. Dep't of Justice, Report on Federal Death Penalty System
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ or USDOJ)	DOJ Homepage U.S. Attorney’s Manual Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Prisons Criminal Division, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation DOJ FOIA Reference Guide U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services INTERPOL National Criminal Justice Reference Service National Drug Intelligence Center National Institute of Corrections National Institute of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office of the Pardon Attorney Office of the Solicitor General Office for Victims of Crime U.S. Marshals Service U.S. Parole Commission Report on Federal Death Penalty System
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	State Department Homepage U.S. embassies and consulates Foreign embassies in Washington, D.C.
DRUGS	Drug Enforcement Administration Office of National Drug Control Policy National Drug Intelligence Center National Institute on Drug Abuse, Drug Information Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Drug Resources Office of the National Drug Control Policy, Drug Facts and Figures
ETHICS	ABA Center for Professional Responsibility LegalEthics.com
EXPERT WITNESSES	Expert Witness Internet Resources Experts.com Expertpages.com Expertlaw Legal Expert Network Expert Witness Network Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)	FBI Homepage FBI Lab Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART) FBI Lab Latent Print Unit FBI Handbook of Forensic Services FBI Lab Services
FEDERAL COURTS	Federal Judiciary Homepage
Supreme Court	U.S. Supreme Court Homepage U.S. Supreme Court Decisions via FindLaw U.S. Supreme Court Decisions via LII
Courts of Appeals	Courts of Appeals Page
District Courts	District Courts Page
Pacer	PACER Service Center
Briefs in Supreme Court	FindLaw brief bank
Decisions of Supreme Court	Official Court Slip Opinions LexisOne, cases from 1790 to date FindLaw Supreme Court Decisions Decisions 1937-1975, via GPO Access Decisions 1992 forwar, via GPO Access USSC Plus Supreme Court Database
Decisions of Courts of Appeals	LexisOne, cases from Jan. 1, 1996 to date D.C. Circuit First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Fourth Circuit Fifth Circuit Sixth Circuit Seventh Circuit Eighth Circuit Ninth Circuit Tenth Circuit: (decisions prior to Oct. 1, 1997) Tenth Circuit: (decisions Oct. 1, 1997 and later) Eleventh Circuit
Rules, National	Current rules
Rules, Local Court	Current rules
FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY	CAPDEFNET.ORG Spencer Report on Federal Death Penalty Cases Southern Center for Human Rights Cornell LII Death Penalty Page Death Penalty Information Center
FEDERALIST PAPERS	Via Library of Congress Access
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER	FJC Homepage
FEDERAL LAWS AND RULES
Code of Federal Regulations	Via GPO Access
Federal Register	Via GPO Access
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure	Current Rules, All Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, via LII Access Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, via LII Access Federal Rules of Evidence, via LII Access
United States Code	Via US House Access Via LII Access
United States Constitution	Via Cornell Law Access
FEDERAL LEGISLATION	Legislation Legislative reports and other publications Congressional Record
FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE	FBI Lab Latent Print Unit
FIREARMS	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Ass’n of Firearm & Toolmark Examiners Firearms tutorial
FORENSICS	Zeno’s Forensic Page Reddy’s Forensic Home Page FBI Lab Services FBI Handbook of Forensic Services
FRAUD	DOJ, Internet Fraud Page
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT	DOJ, FOIA Reference Guide
HABEAS CORPUS	CAPDEFNET.ORG
IMMIGRATION	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project National Immigration Law Center Immigration Lawyers on the Web
INDIGENT DEFENSE, GENERALLY	DOJ Indigent Defense Page
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW	ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
INTERNATIONAL LAW, GENERALLY	Global Legal Information Network United Nations, Office of Legal Affairs United Nations, International Law Page United Nations Treaty Collection; Subscription Required
INTERPOL	DOJ INTERPOL Link
INTERPRETERS	American Translators Association
JURY INSTRUCTIONS	ForeCite's Jury Instructions
JUVENILE JUSTICE	U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION / DATA	Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	Library of Congress Homepage
MEDICAL
Physician locator	American Medical Association (AMA) Doctor Finder
Medical Journals	National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine
MENTAL HEALTH	American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy Psychiatry and Law Updates by William H. Reid, forensic psychiatry consultant Psych Central - Psych Resources
MONEY LAUNDERING	SGR Macmillian Law Firm Web Page, Money Laundering Resources
NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE	NCJRS Homepage
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS	NIC Homepage
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE	NIJ Homepage
PARDONS	Office of the Pardon Attorney
PAROLE	U.S. Parole Commission American Probation and Parole Association
POLYGRAPHS	Polygraph Law Resources Page
POST-CONVICTION PRACTICE	CAPDEFNET.ORG
PRISONER TRANSFER, INTERNATIONAL	DOJ International Prisoner Transfer Program Human Rights Reports for Receiving Countries
PRISONS	Bureau of Prisons National Institute of Corrections National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
PROBATION	American Probation and Parole Association
RESTITUTION	U.S. Sentencing Commission, Restitution Training Materials
SENTENCING ORGANIZATIONS	Families Against Mandatory Minimums National Association of Sentencing Advocates National Center on Institutions and Alternatives The Sentencing Project
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS	Translation via Babelfish Translation via freetranslation.com
TRANSLATORS	American Translators Association
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION	USSC Homepage USSC Sentencing Data

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