ACDL-NJ Toolkit
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
"What County is that?" -- click on a city or town and scroll down to "Counties"
New Jersey County Offices -- find county government offices in New Jersey
Federal
TREATISES, MANUALS, AND CLE
Georgetown Law Journal “Annual Review of Criminal Procedure”
“Defending A Federal Criminal Case,” Federal Defenders of San Diego
Criminal Defense Manual (Federal Public Defender, D.N.J., 2010 Edition)
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:
Criminal Law Digest - 2001-Original
Criminal Law Digest - Cumulative Supplement, post-2001COURTS – JUDGES AND CLERKS
NJ State
Criminal Division Forms (plea forms, etc.)
Emergent Duty Procedures Manual - Court Year 2016 - 2017
CRIMINAL DIVISIONS BY COUNTY [PDF]:
Federal
Supreme Court of the United States
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
District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Rule 11 Form (Application for Permission to Enter Plea of Guilty)
Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition in a Criminal Case
Subpoena to Testify at a Hearing or Trial in a Criminal Case
FINDING LAWYERS
FINDING CASE LAW
Google Scholar - search case law for free
NJ State
Rutgers School of Law - New Jersey Law page
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 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)
Model Criminal Jury Charges [PDF]
Federal
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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 Justice
NJ Office of the Attorney General
NJ Attorney General Guidelines
NJ Attorney General Directives
Federal
United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey
United States Attorney’s Manual
FBI Monthly Bulletin on Policies, Procedures and Other Topics
DEFENSE LAWYERS
NJ State
Federal
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)*
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys
CJA PANEL INFO
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
Emergent Duty Procedures Manual - Criminal Section - January 2017
Emergent Duty Procedures Manual – Municipal - January 2017
AG Directive 2016-6 re: Criminal Justice Reform (October 11, 2016) [PDF]
NOTICE TO THE BAR: MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF APPEALS (EFFECTIVE 1/1/17) [PDF]
Pretrial Detention Appeal (PDA) – Expedited Information Form (from Appellate Division Forms page)
Other Information
Revised Statewide Bail Schedules, May 12, 2009 [PDF]
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]
IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES
Immigration Law and Crimes, By National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
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]
Federal
NACDL "Discovery Reform" page*
PLEA
NJ State
Criminal Division Forms (plea forms, etc.)
Federal
Federal Organizational Plea Agreements
PRETRIAL MOTIONS
NJ State
Materials regarding Racial Profiling
Federal
MIRANDA/SEARCH & SEIZURE
NJ State
Arrest, Search & Seizure (Gannlaw)
Federal
Georgetown Law Journal “Annual Review of Criminal Procedure”
TRIAL
NJ State
Evidence
Expert Witnesses
Cross-Examination
Jury Issues
Federal
Evidence
Expert Witnesses
Cross-Examination
Jury Issues
SENTENCING
NJ STATE
Pre Trial Intervention Program (PTI)
NJ Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing*
Intensive Supervision Program (ISP)
Oral Argument Sentencing Guidelines [PDF]
NACDL's Restoration of Rights Page for New Jersey
FEDERAL
United States Sentencing Commission
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*
Sentencing Mitigation & Prison Designation Experts
"Best Places to Go to Prison" article
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]
Collateral Consequences of Conviction
Important D.N.J. Standing Orders:
January-2010 Standard Conditions of Supervision [PDF]
March-2008 Amendment to Crack Cocaine Offense Level Guidelines [PDF]
July-2000 Guideline Sentencing [PDF] - sets deadlines for Presentence Report procedure
PROBATION/PAROLE
NJ State
NJ Institute for Social Justice
Federal
United States Probation Office - District of New Jersey
January-2010 Standard Conditions of Supervision [PDF]
APPEAL
NJ State
New Jersey Standards For Appellate Review [PDF]
Appellate Division Criminal Case Information Statement
NJ Office of Public Defender Appellate Section
Federal
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
POST-CONVICTION RELIEF
NJ State
NACDL's Restoration of Rights Page for New Jersey
Federal Habeas Corpus
Rules Governing 2254 & 2255 Cases [PDF]
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:
Compilation of all DWI Enforcement materials, guidelines and forms