Henning, Henning, Wright, and Feller's Criminal Pretrial Advocacy, 4th

Criminal Pretrial Advocacy fills a critical gap in the skills training for law students by providing a complete course that addresses the pretrial phase of a federal criminal case, starting with charging and extending through pretrial motions, plea negotiation, and sentencing. This book gives students the substantive foundation to proceed through a Criminal Pretrial Advocacy course by outlining the legal principles necessary for understanding how each phase of the process unfolds. The casebook describes the pretrial process in a federal criminal case by incorporating both a discussion of the rules governing each phase of the process and the basic constitutional issues that can arise in criminal prosecutions. The casebook also includes samples of various documents typically filed in during federal criminal prosecutions. The casebook, in conjunction with the case files described below, help students improve their advocacy skills by giving them the opportunity to engage in advocacy through written motions and simulated court appearances.

The casebook is accompanied by four case files designed to provide students with the opportunity to work with the materials as a prosecutor and defense counsel during the semester. The case files incorporate a set of agent reports that give the basic factual scenario along with related documents, such as a criminal history of the defendants, pretrial service reports, and interview notes, that can be provided to the students at different points in the semester.