Juvenile Defense Resources

1. 1. • Arrest or First Appearance

        • Search & Seizure
        • Fourth Amendment Analysis Cheat Sheet
      • Interrogation
      • • Miranda Analysis Chart
        • Key Case Principles for Statement Suppression and Voluntariness
        • Sample Motion to Suppress Statements

1. 1. • • Appointment of Counsel/Access to Counsel
          • Honoring Gault: Ensuring Access to Counsel in Delinquency Proceedings (Bench Card)
        • Probable Cause & Pretrial Detention
          • • Probable Cause
              • • 10 Tips for Effective Cross Examination at a Probable Cause Hearing
                • Confined Without Cause: The Constitutional Right to Prompt Probable Cause Determinations for Youth
            • Pretrial Detention
              • • A Right to Liberty: Resources for Challenging the Detention of Children
                • The Harms of Juvenile Detention Fact Sheet
                • Sample Habeas Petition Challenging the Pretrial Detention of Children
                • Sample Motion to Reduce Detention

• • Pretrial Issues

    • • Competence
      • • Sample Motion to Oppose Psychological Evaluation
        • Sample Ex Parte Motion for Appointment of Psychological Expert
      • Conditions of Confinement
        • Juvenile Facilities Checklist for Defenders: Advocating for the Safety and Well-Being of Young People
    • Discovery
    • • Sample Pre-Trial Discovery Letter
      • Sample Motion for Discovery Sanctions
      • Sample Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Preserve Evidence
      • Sample Motion to Compel Discovery
      • Sample Formal Discovery Letter for Drug Cases
      • Sample Initial Discovery Request for Drug Cases

1. 1. • Identification
      • • Defender Sample Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress Identification
      • Shackling
      • • Affidavit of Dr. Marty Beyer re. Shackling Harms
        • ABA Resolution on Shackling
        • Sample Motion for Child to Appear without Restraints

• • Trial

    • • Judgment of Acquittal/Directed Verdict
        • Sample Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
          

• Disposition/Post-Disposition

  • • Disposition
      • Juvenile Defender Disposition Practice Tool
        • Probation
        • • The Cost of Juvenile Probation: A Critical Look into the Harms of Juvenile Supervision Fees
          • Promoting Positive Development: The Critical Need to Reform Youth Probation Orders (Issue Brief)
        •  Commitment
          • A Right to Liberty: Resources for Challenging the Detention of Children
• • • • • Appeals
          • Increasing Juvenile Appeals Fact Sheet
        • Post-Disposition
          • Juvenile Defender Post-Disposition Practice Tool
        •  Re-Entry
          • A Juvenile Defender’s Guide to Conquering Collateral Consequences

• • General Issues

    • • Child & Adolescent Development
        • Applying Principles of Adolescent Development in Delinquency Proceedings (Bench Card)
      • Family & Third-Party Engagement
        • 10 Tips for Building Effective Youth-Family-Defender Partnerships
        • Juvenile Defense Attorneys and Family Engagement
      • Fines, Fees, Restitution
        • Ensuring Young People Are Not Criminalized for Poverty (Bench Card)
      •  Immigration
        • Juvenile Defender’s Guide to Immigration Issues in Juvenile Proceedings
• • • • Juvenile Sex Offenses
        • Sample Voir Dire of Youth Witness
        • Sample Motion to Voir Dire Youth Witness and Exclude Testimony

• • • • Indigence
        • The Fragmented State of Juvenile Indigent Defense Fact Sheet
        • SMART on Juvenile Indigent Defense Fact Sheet
      • Mental Health Issues
        • What Juvenile Defenders Should Know About the DSM-5 (Resource Brief)
      • Racial & Ethnic Disparities
        • Addressing Bias in Delinquency and Child Welfare Systems (Bench Card)
      • Role of Counsel/Scope of Representation
        • Juvenile Defense Self-Assessment Tool
        • National Juvenile Defense Standards
        • Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Delinquency Court
        • Ten Core Principles For Providing Quality Delinquency Representation Through Public Defense Delivery Systems
    • Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, & Gender Expression
      • Access to Juvenile Justice Irrespective of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) (Bench Card)
    •  Trauma
      • Tips on Youth Trauma for Juvenile Defenders
      • Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy: A Resource for Juvenile Defense Attorneys