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The following articles are provided to assist in your research. Some of the material has been superseded by more recent developments in the law. You should never rely solely on the information provided here. You should always read a cited case to be sure it is accurate, and you should always check to be sure it remains valid case law.

Juror Misconduct (from the 2011 SDAP seminar)

Expert Opinion Testimony (from the 2011 SDAP seminar)

How to Tell an Arguable Issue From a Frivolous One (from the 2011 SDAP seminar)

The Saga of Penal Code section 4019 (from the 2011 SDAP seminar)

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Appellate Practice (from the 2011 SDAP seminar)

Effective Legal Argument (from the 2010 SDAP seminar) with appendix in pdf.

Self-Defense: Instructional Issues (from the 2010 SDAP seminar)

Self-Defense: Evidentiary Issues (from the 2010 SDAP seminar)

Arguing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel on Appeal (from the 2010 SDAP seminar)

Turning Murder Into Manslaughter (from the 2010 SDAP seminar)

Hot Topics in Mental Health, Part I (from the 2010 SDAP seminar)

Hot Topics in Mental Health, Part II (from the 2010 SDAP seminar)

Suppressing Confessions (from the 2009 SDAP seminar)

Issues in Juvenile Delinquency Dispositions (from the 2009 SDAP seminar)

Attack and Enforcement of Plea Bargains (from the 2009 SDAP seminar)

Credits Redux: How to Get 'Em, When to Get 'Em (from the 2009 SDAP seminar)

A Primer on Prejudicial Error: The Applicable Tests and how to Satisfy Them. (from the 2009 SDAP seminar)

Keeping it a Fair Fight: Attacking Prosecutorial Misconduct (from the 2008 SDAP seminar)

Perfecting a Sentencing Appeal and a few Selected Sentencing Issues (from the 2008 SDAP seminar)

Challenging the Testimony of Gang Experts (from the 2008 SDAP seminar)

Defense Theories and Instructions (from the 2008 SDAP seminar)

How to Develop a Competing Narrative of Facts that Trumps the Crime (from the 2008 SDAP seminar)

All You Will Even Need to Know About Rehearing and Review Petitions (from the 2008 SDAP seminar)

Constitutional Rights Available in Proceedings Other Than Criminal Trials (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Cunningham Update (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Oral Argument (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Common Evidentiary Issues, Part I (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Common Evidentiary Issues, Part II (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Ethical Duties of Trial Counsel to Former Clients and Appellate Counsel (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Ethical Duties of Appellate Counsel to Client and Court (from the 2007 SDAP seminar)

Guerrilla War Against the Three Strikes Law (from the 2006 SDAP seminar)

Issues in the Trial of Prior Conviction Allegations (from the 2006 SDAP seminar)

Homicide Cases: The Search for Issues (from the 2006 SDAP seminar)

Wheeler-Batson Developments (Jan. 2006)

Ethical Dilemmas I (from the 2005 SDAP seminar)

Ethical Dilemmas II (from the 2005 SDAP seminar)

Ex Post Facto Clause (from the 2005 SDAP seminar)

Deciphering Psychological Evaluations (from the 2005 SDAP seminar)

Crawford (from the 2004 SDAP seminar)

Criminal Threats and Witness Dissuasion (from the 2004 SDAP seminar)

Issue Spotting (from the 2004 SDAP seminar)

All Those Fines (from the 2004 SDAP seminar)

Immigration Consequences (from the 2004 SDAP seminar)

Evidentiary Issues Frequently Arising in Homicide Cases

Evidentiary Issues Frequently Arising in Sex Cases

Sex Crime Instructional Error Issues

Four Easy Steps to Understanding Determinate Sentencing Law

Getting Credit When Credit is Due


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Additional articles from FDAP concerning delinquency cases




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