Defense counsel and prosecutors alike can go to court prepared with this handbook’s in-depth analysis and practical know-how. Authored by knowledgeable criminal defense attorneys, these nine chapters offer approachable insights from the defense perspective into trial strategy, jury issues, trial legal issues, evidence, preserving the record, sentencing, and post-sentencing concerns like appeals, the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act, and Habeas Corpus. Protect your client’s interests both at trial and posttrial with the wealth of experience and procedural savvy contained in this handbook.
Chapter 1 — Trial Strategy
Keith C. Grant, Lake County Public Defender, Waukegan
Chapter 2 — Jury Issues
Marcos D. Reyes, Wisconsin State Public Defender, Portage, WI
Chapter 3 — Trial Legal Issues
Marcos D. Reyes, Wisconsin State Public Defender, Portage, WI
Chapter 4 — Evidence
Joshua B. Kutnick, Joshua B. Kutnick Attorney at Law, Chicago, and Logan C. Bierman, Joshua B. Kutnick Attorney at Law, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Preserving the Record
Jed H. Stone, Stone & Associates, Ltd., Waukegan
Chapter 6 — Criminal Sentencing in Illinois
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago
Chapter 7 — The Criminal Appeal
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act
Michelle L. Sanders, Macon County Public Defender, Decatur
Chapter 9 — Habeas Corpus
Stephen L. Richards, Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago
