Pennsylvania Criminal Law Practice Resources: Criminal Practice Guides

The Legal Research Center has print and electronic access to several practice guides that focus soley on criminal law and/or criminal procedure issues.

• Provides comprehensive review of Pennsylvania criminal procedure, from pre-trial issues to post-trial issues
• CD provides sample forms
  
• Includes chapters on Juvenile Court procedure and capital punishment
  
• Index
  
• Published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
  
• Available only in print format
  
• Call number: KFP575.Z9 P46 (2008)
  

• Provides county - specific criminal practice guidance for
  
• Philadelphia County
• Bucks County
  
• Chester County
  
• Delaware County
  
• Montgomery County
  
• Written by attorneys with practice experience in respective counties
  
• Includes practice tips and sample forms
  
• Published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
• Available in print format only
  
• Call Number: KFP.561.A75 F58 (2012)
  

• Provides guidance on trial procedure in Pennsylvania criminal courts
  
• Covers pre-trial considerations through sentencing
  
• Includes chapter on non-jury trials
  
• Author: Robert L. Evangelista
  
• Published by George T. Bisel Publishing Co.
• Only available in print
  
• Call Number: KFP579.E962a
  

• Some materials provided to attorneys at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's continuing legal education seminars can provide useful practice guidance
• Some materials will include resources including checklists and sample forms
• Available in print only
• Titles include:
  • Annual Criminal Law Symposium (KFP561.A75 C75)
  • Fundamentals of Criminal Law Practice (KFP561.F86 2010)
  • How to Handle a Felony Case in Philadelphia (KFP561.A75 H68 2012)
  • Hot Topics in Capital Cases (KFP565.C2 H68 2011)