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On-line forms, local and circuit court rules, sentencing guidelines, Errores Juris 2005, newsletters, oral arguments and links to additional media and information.


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A multitude of links to other web sites containing legal research information including expert search sites, sentencing commission, bureau of prisons and more.


 

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Federal Defender Services Training and Local CJA representative contact information, rules of criminal procedure, guidelines for administration under the Criminal Justice Act and more.

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Last Updated Thursday, 13 March 2008

New 10th Edition "Introduction to Federal Sentencing"

Lucien rolled off as coauthor for this edition, but was kind enough to review it and make numerous helpful suggestions. Sentencing Resource Counsel Amy Baronevans, AZ AFPD Dan Kaplan, and WDTX AFPD Donna Coltharp provided expert editing, and WDTX Research and Writing Specialist Brad Bogan spent many hours researching and drafting (and correcting my mistakes).

You are welcome to use the paper in any way you see fit. A copy has been forwarded to the Sentencing Commission, who has in the past used it for training.

Introduction to Federal Sentencing

 

U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) – "Public Defender’s Handbook"

The USMS has developed a website containing guidelines on payment of fact witness fees pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Code, which provides for the Fees and Expenses of Witnesses Appropriation (FEW) for witness payments for Public Defender and court appointed attorneys. These guidelines apply only to fact witnesses and do not apply to expert witnesses and fees for psychiatric examinations or testimony.
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/prisoner/pdhandbook.htm

8th Circuit Blog

The address of the 8th Circuit blog is the following

www.circuit8.blogspot.com

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Defender Training Branch
Last Updated October, 2007

This web page is for the use of Federal Public Defenders, CJA  and other attorneys regularly defending Federal cases in the Western District of Missouri.

The Office of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of Missouri, operates under authority of the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (CJA), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. It provides defense services in federal criminal cases and other covered matters to individuals who are financially unable to obtain adequate representation. A person’s eligibility for defender services is determined by the federal court. Defender organization attorneys may not engage in the private practice of law.