Federal · Defense frameworks
Federal criminal-defense frameworks, in one place.
Free, source-linked federal criminal-defense reference guides, the documented structure of the core motions and hearings from compassionate release to sentencing memos, each grounded in the statute or rule it cites.
- Compassionate Release Motion Guide
The federal compassionate-release motion framework (18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)) for defense counsel.
- Cross-Examining a Cooperating Witness
The documented framework for cross-examining a cooperating witness or informant.
- Federal Plea Colloquy Guide
The federal plea-colloquy framework under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11, the inquiry the court runs.
- Pretrial Detention Hearing Guide
The federal detention-hearing framework for defense counsel under 18 U.S.C. § 3142.
- Sentencing Memo Guide
The federal sentencing / mitigation memo framework (18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)) for defense counsel.
- Severance Motion Guide
The federal severance framework (Fed. R. Crim. P. 8 and 14) for a client charged alongside others.