Contents

Desks

Ten desks. Each one is a working reference written to be understood on a first read.

Immigration Consequences

What a criminal case does to a non-citizen's status, and what can still be done about it.

When the government may look, and what happens when it looked without authority.

The science offered against a defendant, and how far it has actually been validated.

How a case becomes a charge, and what a target may do while it is being built.

The negotiation that resolves most cases, and the arithmetic that follows it.

Taking property connected to an offense, and contesting the taking.

Attacking a judgment after the appeal is over.

A separate court with its own vocabulary, its own record, and its own consequences.

When a defendant's mental state changes what the court may do, and when it does not.

Moving a person between jurisdictions, and the deadlines that attach when someone else wants them.