The Office of the Federal Public Defender 
Northern District of New York

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Library
Publications:

 

Defender Training Materials:

General

Federal Convictions Reversed


The Office of Defender Services Training Branch http://www.fd.org/odstb_publications.htm)
maintains valuable training materials on various issues relevant to federal criminal defense.


Search and Seizure

Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law, Stephen Sady (2009) (http://or.fd.org/Search and Seizure.pdf)


Sentencing


Reply brief addressing the mens rea requirement for the distribution provisions of U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2. (2012) - Farney, Neil reply brief.pdf

A Introduction to Federal Sentencing, Henry Bemporad (June 2010) (http://www.fd.org/pdf_lib/Introduction to Federal Sentencing 12th Edition.pdf)

Sentencing By the Statute, Amy Baron-Evans (2009) (http://www.fd.org/pdf_lib/Sentencing_By_the_Statute.pdf)

Deconstructing the Career Offender Guideline, Amy Baron-Evans, Jennifer Coffin, Sara Noonan (2011) (http://www.fd.org/pdf_lib/Deconstructing the Career Offender Guideline 4.1.2011.pdf)

Deconstructing the Myth of Careful Study: A Primer on the Flawed Progression of the Child Pornography Guidelines, Troy Stabenow (2009) (http://www.fd.org/pdf_lib/child porn july revision.pdf)


Department of Justice Publications:

United States Attorneys’ Manual (http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/index.html)

United States Attorneys’ Office Bulletin
(http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/foiamanuals.html)

DOJ Electronic Evidence and Search and Seizure Legal Resources
(http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/searching.html)

 

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