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Motion Samples. All sample documents are available in Microsoft Word , WordPerfect and Adobe Acrobat format unless otherwise specified. Just choose which format you would like to download and that file will open in a new window.
Below are links to sample motions filed by AFPDs in the Northern District of California, as well as some contributions by CJA counsel and other defense counsel. To incorporate these motions into your brief, right click and download the document.
This collection of sample briefs, arguments and research is available to members free of charge. It is organized under topic headings built around the chronology of a criminal case, similar to the organization in the CEB publication California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice.
Motions to Amend: General Amend the pleadings when there is a variance between proof at trial and what has been pleaded. Same liberality as governs pre‐trial amendments, motions granted unless prejudice to the rights of parties. (Counsel must affirmatively seek relief, no
1. Since January 1, 2001, California statutory law and various administrative regulations have created a roster of “Safe Handguns.” See: California Penal Code §§ 31900 - 32110 inclusive. California law makes it a crime for any person to manufacture, import or offer for retail sale any firearm that is not
Electronic Access: www.courts.ca.gov/partners/juryinstructions.htm. For more information, see the Legal Research Guide on Jury Instructions on our website at www.saclaw.org/jury-instructions.
The following represents a brief overview of the most common criminal defense motion used by defense attorney in California criminal cases. For more information, contact our criminal defense attorneys today for a free consultation. Motion for Judicial Diversion. Motion to Withdraw a Plea.
