This page is intended to
provide links to every online resource that
a New Jersey criminal defense lawyer
will ever need in day-to-day practice. The links are arranged by topic, with each topic subdivided into New Jersey state resources followed by federal resources.
Links marked with an asterisk contain good collections of links to other relevant resources.
This page will be frequently updated, so please email us with any suggested additions or modifications, or if you find links that need updating.
GOVERNMENT
NJ State
State of New Jersey"What County is that?" -- click on a city or town and scroll down to "Counties"
Federal
Department of JusticeTREATISES, MANUALS, AND CLE
NJICLEGannLaw
Georgetown Law Journal “Annual Review of Criminal Procedure”
“Defending A Federal Criminal Case,” Federal Defenders of San Diego
ABA Criminal Justice Standards
Federal Judicial Center criminal law materials
Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Sixth Edition”
NJ Attorney General's Criminal Law Digest:
Federal Judicial Center criminal law materials
Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Sixth Edition”
NJ Attorney General's Criminal Law Digest:
Criminal Law Digest - Cumulative Supplement, post-2001COURTS – JUDGES AND CLERKS
Criminal Law Directives
Avvo
Internet Legal Resource Guide
Law Schools
Rutgers Law Library - Camden
Google Scholar - search case law for free
Primary New Jersey Federal and State Resources from Findlaw
Primary Federal and State Resources Organized by State from Findlaw
Searchable Code of Federal Regulations
Municipal Ordinances & Codes (source of potential non-criminal disorderly persons pleas)
New Jersey Court Rules, Part III (Rules Governing Criminal Practice)
New Jersey Court Rules, Part VII (Rules Governing Practice in the Municipal Courts)
New Jersey Court Rules, Part II (Rules Governing Practice in the Supreme Court and Appellate Division)
Model Criminal Jury Charges [PDF]
Federal Rules of Evidence
Local Rules of Criminal (and Civil) Procedure, District of New Jersey [PDF]
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
NJ Office of the Attorney General
NJ Attorney General Guidelines
NJ Attorney General Directives
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey
FBI - Newark Office
United States Attorney’s Manual
FBI Monthly Bulletin on Policies, Procedures and Other Topics
Other useful FBI publications
Federal Public Defender of NJ
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)*
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys
CJA Plan [PDF]
NJ Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing*
Intensive Supervision Program (ISP)
Oral Argument Sentencing Guidelines [PDF]
Important D.N.J. Standing Orders:
D.N.J. Habeas Information for Pro Se Defendants
NJ State
New Jersey State CourtsCriminal Law Directives
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Virgin Islands Bar Association
Third Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Third Circuit Model Criminal Jury Instructions
Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Virgin Islands Bar Association
Third Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Third Circuit Model Criminal Jury Instructions
District of New Jersey
FINDING LAWYERS
Martindale HubbellAvvo
FINDING CASE LAW
Google Scholar - search case law for freeInternet Legal Resource Guide
Law Schools
NJ State
Rutgers School of Law - New Jersey Law pageRutgers Law Library - Camden
Google Scholar - search case law for free
Primary New Jersey Federal and State Resources from Findlaw
Primary Federal and State Resources Organized by State from Findlaw
Federal
Searchable United States CodeSearchable Code of Federal Regulations
CRIMINAL STATUTES AND RULES
NJ State
N.J.S.A. 2C: Defines specific offenses (Subtitle 2) and sentencing procedures (Subtitle 3)Municipal Ordinances & Codes (source of potential non-criminal disorderly persons pleas)
New Jersey Court Rules, Part III (Rules Governing Criminal Practice)
New Jersey Court Rules, Part VII (Rules Governing Practice in the Municipal Courts)
New Jersey Court Rules, Part II (Rules Governing Practice in the Supreme Court and Appellate Division)
Model Criminal Jury Charges [PDF]
Federal
Federal Rules of Criminal ProcedureFederal Rules of Evidence
Local Rules of Criminal (and Civil) Procedure, District of New Jersey [PDF]
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
PROSECUTORS
NJ State
New Jersey Division of Criminal JusticeNJ Office of the Attorney General
NJ Attorney General Guidelines
NJ Attorney General Directives
Federal
United States Department of JusticeUnited States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey
FBI - Newark Office
United States Attorney’s Manual
FBI Monthly Bulletin on Policies, Procedures and Other Topics
Other useful FBI publications
DEFENSE LAWYERS
NJ State
Federal
Federal Public Defender*Federal Public Defender of NJ
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)*
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys
CJA PANEL INFO
CJA FormsCJA Plan [PDF]
BAIL/JAIL - ARREST AND PRETRIAL RELEASE
NJ State
2017 Bail Reform Act Information
The New Jersey Pretrial Justice Manual - NACDL, ACLU, NJ Public Defender (December 2016) [PDF]
Recent NJ Court decisions re: 2017 Bail Reform Act
Recent NJ Court decisions re: 2017 Bail Reform Act
Other Information
Revised Statewide Bail Schedules, May 12, 2009 [PDF]
18 USC CHAPTER 207 - RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
18 USC § 3142 - RELEASE OR DETENTION OF A DEFENDANT PENDING TRIAL
Federal Bail and Detention Handbook (PLI)
Criminal Case Appearance Form [PDF]
United States Pretrial Services Agency - District of New Jersey
D.N.J.: What You Need to Know About Appearance Bonds English/Spanish [PDF]
Cancellation of Appearance Bond after case completion -- see Local Criminal Rule 46.1(b) & (c) [PDF]
U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Inmate Locator
Prison locations
BOP Program Statements
RDAP program
"Ogden Memo" - Guidance for Prosecutors Regarding Criminal Discovery, David W. Ogden, Deputy Attorney General, January 4, 2010
USA Today database of "201 criminal cases across the nation in which federal judges found that prosecutors broke the rules"
Federal
“The Bail Reform Act of 1984, Third Edition" (Federal Judicial Center 2006)18 USC CHAPTER 207 - RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
18 USC § 3142 - RELEASE OR DETENTION OF A DEFENDANT PENDING TRIAL
Federal Bail and Detention Handbook (PLI)
Criminal Case Appearance Form [PDF]
United States Pretrial Services Agency - District of New Jersey
D.N.J.: What You Need to Know About Appearance Bonds English/Spanish [PDF]
Cancellation of Appearance Bond after case completion -- see Local Criminal Rule 46.1(b) & (c) [PDF]
U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Inmate Locator
Prison locations
BOP Program Statements
RDAP program
IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES
Immigration Law and Crimes, By National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
Immigration Law Handbook
Immigration Fundamentals: A Guide to Law & Practice
GRAND JURY
NJ State
State v. Hogan, 144 N.J. 216 (1996)
Federal
DISCOVERY – BRADY/JENCKS/GIGLIO
NJ State
Supreme Court Report on Discovery in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Matters, 2/21/12 [PDF]
Rule 3:13
Federal
NACDL "Discovery Reform" page*"Ogden Memo" - Guidance for Prosecutors Regarding Criminal Discovery, David W. Ogden, Deputy Attorney General, January 4, 2010
USA Today database of "201 criminal cases across the nation in which federal judges found that prosecutors broke the rules"
PLEA
NJ State
Criminal Division Forms (plea forms, etc.)
Federal Federal Organizational Plea AgreementsPRETRIAL MOTIONS
MIRANDA/SEARCH & SEIZURE
NJ State
Arrest, Search & Seizure (Gannlaw)
FederalGeorgetown Law Journal “Annual Review of Criminal Procedure”
TRIAL
NJ State
Evidence
Expert Witnesses
Cross-Examination
Jury Issues
Federal
SENTENCING
NJ STATE
Pre Trial Intervention Program (PTI)NJ Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing*
Intensive Supervision Program (ISP)
Oral Argument Sentencing Guidelines [PDF]
Case Law Documents, Briefs and Court Decisions*
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing Table
Sentencing.us - A free U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines calculator
Federal Defenders - Office of Defender Services Training Branch - Sentencing Resources Page*
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Website of Alan Ellis, Past President NACDL and sentencing expert*
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing Table
Sentencing.us - A free U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines calculator
Federal Defenders - Office of Defender Services Training Branch - Sentencing Resources Page*
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Website of Alan Ellis, Past President NACDL and sentencing expert*
Sentencing Mitigation & Prison Designation Experts
"Best Places to Go to Prison" article
"171 Easy Mitigating Factors"
Federal Prison Sentence "Good Time" Calculator
United States Probation Office - District of New Jersey
THE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT, Publication 107, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services (Rev. March 2006) (a/k/a "Monograph 107") [PDF]
"Best Places to Go to Prison" article
"171 Easy Mitigating Factors"
Federal Prison Sentence "Good Time" Calculator
United States Probation Office - District of New Jersey
THE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT, Publication 107, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services (Rev. March 2006) (a/k/a "Monograph 107") [PDF]
Important D.N.J. Standing Orders:
July-2000 Guideline Sentencing [PDF] - sets deadlines for Presentence Report procedure
Federal
Federal Rules of Appellate ProcedurePOST-CONVICTION RELIEF
NJ State
Rule 3:22
NACDL's Restoration of Rights Page for New Jersey
D.N.J. Habeas Information for Pro Se Defendants
COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONVICTION
Summary of NJ Restoration of Rights, Pardon, Expungement & Sealing
ETHICS
NJ State
Federal
DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility
INVESTIGATION/FORENSICS/DNA
SPECIFIC TYPES OF CASES
Juvenile
White Collar
Sex Offenses
DWI
NJ Attorney General: