CRAWFORD

Davis v. Washington Brief

Outline of Crawford cited cases by Allie Phillips

Crawford decision-making handout

Crawford predicate questions

The Voice - Article on Crawford

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

BAIL AND NO CONTACT ORDERS

Information on Bail and No Contact Orders

Conditions of Release (Selected States)

CHARGING DECISIONS

Charging Decisions Where Victim is Uncooperative – No Drop Policies

COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE

Confronting Violence Against Women

DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION OF A RECANTING VICTIN

Checklist – Cross-examination of recanting victim

DV 101

DV 101

Investigation and Prosecution of DV

EXPERTS

Article – "Use of Experts"

Motion to Allow Expert Witnesses

DEFENSES

Legal Analysis of Jury Nullification

Sample Motion to Preclude Jury Nullification

Self Defense Issues

LETHALITY FACTORS

Lethality Evaluation

Identifying Risk Factors

EVIDENCE BASED PROSECUTION

Non-participating victims and excited utterances

SAFETY PLANS

Sample safety plan

VOIR DIRE

Sample voir dire questions

HIPAA

Federal Statute

HIPAA Summary

SEXUAL ASSAULT

DIRECT EXAMINATION

Article on direct examination of a victim

EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

Employment rights for victims

EXPERTS – GENERAL RESOURCES FOR EXPERTS

Glossary of legal terms

EXPERTS – GENERAL RESOURCES FOR PROSECUTORS

Article – "How an Expert Can Help You Prove Your Case More Effectively"

Article – "Use of Experts"

Article – "Use of Nonmedical Experts in the Prosecution of Sexual Assault"

EXPERTS – MEDICAL RESOURCES FOR EXPERTS

Courtrooms and Testifying Tips for SANEs

Glossary of Terms

OVC Bulletin: "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs: Improving Your Community's Response to Sexual Assault Victims"

Tips for Testifying

EXPERTS – PSYCH RESOURCES FOR PROSECUTORS

Article – "How an Expert Can Help You Support the Complainant and Prove Your Case More Effectively"

EXPERTS – MEDICAL RESOURCES FOR PROSECUTORS

OVC Bulletin: "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs Improving Your Community's Response to Sexual Assault Victims"

Prosecutor’s Outline for SANE Training

Sample qualifying direct

Velazquez Case (VA)

INVESTIGATION

Article – "7 Things Prosecutors Can Tell Police"

Article – "Victim Interviews"

Checklist: Interrogating the Suspect

Article – "Investigative Issues"

Sample sexual assault investigation checklist

OPENING AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS

Article – "The Art of Persuasion: Crafting Your Opening and Closing Arguments"

PRETRIAL MOTIONS

Article – "Pretrial Motions"

Chart – Rape Shield Laws

Sample Motion in Limine

Sample Bond Motion

Sample Discovery Motion

Sample Discovery Motion 2

Sample Motion for HIV Testing

Sample Motion for STD Testing

Sample Motion to Revoke Conditional Release

Sample Motion to Utilize Computer Technology in Opening

Sample Prior Bad Acts Motion

Prior Bad Acts Brief Joinder

Sample Prior Bad Acts Brief 1

Sample Prior Bad Acts Brief 2

Sample Prior Bad Acts Brief 3

Brief - Use of the word "victim" at trial

RAPE REPORTING LAWS

National Rape Reporting Requirements

Sexual Assault Forensic Exams

SPOUSAL RAPE

Checklist – Predicate Questions for Expert Testimony on Victims Who Have Been Battered by their Rapist

STATISTICS

BJS – Criminal Victimization (2002)

BJS – Reporting to Police and Med Attn (2002)

Violent Victimization of College Students (2003)

VICTIM IMPACT

Article – "Understanding the Rape Victim"

Motion to Protect Victim Identity

VOIR DIRE

Article on Voir Dire

Sample jury questionnaire

Sample voir dire questions

STRANGULATION

Checklist – Interview of Strangulation Victim

Article – "The Dangers of Strangulation in Domestic Violence Cases"

TEENAGE VICTIMS

Fact Sheet on Teenage Victims

THE VOICE

2006

Volume 1, Number 8 (Why the Abused Should Not Become the Accused)

Volume 1, Number 7 (Overcoming the Consent Defense)

Volume 1, Number 6 (Tips for Testifying as an Expert Witness)

Volume 1, Number 5 (Health Care Providers’ Roles after Crawford, Davis & Hammon)

Volume 1, Number 4 (Explaining Counterintuitive Victim Behavior in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases)

Volume 1, Number 3 (Rape and Sexual Assault Reporting Laws)

2005

Volume 1, Number 2 (State Sexual and Domestic Violence Coalitions)

Volume 1, Number 1 (Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations)

2004

Volume 1, Number 1 (Stopping Violence Against Women One Case at a Time)

TRIAL STRATEGY AIDS

Strategy Worksheets