Motion vault

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; California predicate offense

Document type: sentencing memorandum or challenge

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; firearm sentencing

Document type: sentencing memorandum or challenge

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; source page label 2022, body labels sample 2018

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of Illinois

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.

RESEARCH RESOURCE: Not reviewed or approved as a filing-ready motion.

Jurisdiction: Federal; Northern District of California brief bank, Ninth Circuit context

Document type: defense motion or brief

Potential use: Defense-side examples for preserving or developing PCR claims, sentence challenges, expert issues and evidentiary requests

Limitations: Historical federal defense example; some are pretrial only. Not a stand-alone PCR vehicle. Check subsequent law, current Rule 702, sentencing definitions, local rules, facts and actual disposition.