Resources
U.S. Attorney General Holder's Remarks to the American Council of Chief Defenders (August 2009)
ABA Eight Guidelines of Public Defense Related to Excessive Workloads (August 2009)
ABA Formal Opinion 09-454: Prosecutor s Duty to Disclose Evidence and Information Favorable to the Defense (July 2009)
ABA Formal Opinion 06-441: Ethical Obligations of Lawyers Who Represent Indigent Criminal Defendants When Excessive Caseloads Interfere With Competent and Diligent Representation (May 2006)
NLADA Indigent Defense Standards (January 2006)
(1995, Second Printing 1997, Third Printing 2001, Fourth Printing 2006)
ABA Guidelines for Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (February 2003)
ABA Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System (February 2002)
U.S. Department of Justice Compendium of Standards for Indigent Defense Systems (May 2001)
ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Prosecution Function (February 1992)
ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Providing Defense Services (August 1990)
Upcoming Training
For more information, contact:LPDB Training Division at
ijoe@lpdb.la.gov
July 15-16, 2013
TBA (all day trainings)
Location TBA
Baton Rouge, LA
This two-day training will focus on investigating misdemeanor or felony cases involving military veterans. Participants will learn about the traumas associated with military service and the proper techniques for obtaining military records and additional information for a veteran client or complaining witness. Participants will also receive training on ethics and professionalism as well as advanced techniques for interviewing and taking witness statements. Advanced registration will be required. Training is limited to investigators who are employed by or contract with a public defender office or LPDB program.