Federal Public Defender

          Northern District of California

     Barry J. Portman

     Federal Defender

Briefbank

Below are links to sample motions filed by AFPDs in the Northern District of California, as well as some contributions by CJA counsel and other defense counsel. Many of these briefs are in "HTML" format (they are web pages), others have been saved as pdfs.

To incorporate these motions into your brief, copy the text from the web page and paste it into Wordperfect or Word. The motions will obviously need further formatting after this transfer. More importantly, you must update the research in these motions and tailor them to the unique facts of your case. There is nothing less persuasive than an obvious boilerplate motion with outdated law, that does not reflect the unique case before the Court.  Using these motions as boilerplate, without updated research and modification, is a disservice to the client and a misuse of this briefbank resource.

This briefbank is a work in progress, and we will be adding motions to it periodically. When you revisit the site, make sure to hit "refresh" on your browser to pick up new additions.

If there are any motions that contain outdated summaries of the law, or that rely on authority that has been overruled, please contact Senior Litigator Steven Kalar with corrections.

Bail:
▪ Bail pending sentencing.
▪ Bail Pending Appeal.
▪ Bail & Pretrial Release Outline - Hansen  (2001)
▪ Def Opp to Govt Mot to Revoke Release Order - Linker - 2010 (pdf)

Competency & Sells Motions:
▪ Opposition to Gov't Motion Involuntary Medication, Sells - 2004
▪ Motion to Refer Defendant for Competency Evaluation (2001)
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▪ XXX


Discovery and Confidential Informant Disclosure:
▪ Disclose Search Warrant Confidential Informant - 2003
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▪ Electronic Discovery: Protocol and Suggested Practices (agreement between the ND Cal Technology Committee and the United States Attorney's Office)
▪ Ex Parte Application for Rule 17(c) subpoenas
▪ Sample Attachment "A" for Rule 17(c) subpoena, for police officer previous misconduct
▪Mot Disclose Confidential Informant- 2010 - Bosworth (pdf)

▪ Motion Disclose Confidential Informant - Leavitt - 2009 - (pdf)

Search 4th Amendment Challenges:
▪ Unlawful search of boat 1997
▪ Appellate brief re consent and freezing house 1999
▪ Appellate brief re Suppress Identity - INS 1997
▪ Appellate brief re no PC for search warrant - 1998
▪ Bad arrest suppress statements - 1998
▪ Bad first search taints second warrant - 2001
▪ Bad internet search/ child porn - 2000
▪ Bad internet warrant/ child porn - 2000
▪ Bad protective sweep, no consent, no jx for deputy marshal to search - 2001
▪ Bad search of parked car - 2001
▪ Bad warrant, curtilege,-  2000
▪ Bad warrant racial stereotypes stale and no pc - 1999
▪ Bad warrant thermal imaging Franks challenge - 2001
▪ Franks challenges search warrant - 2000
▪ No PC for arrest, suppress - 1998
▪ Overbroad search warrant - 1995
▪ Reply re bad warrant and curtilege - 2001
▪ Suppress Anticipatory Warrant 2000
▪ Suppress bad traffic stop - 1996
▪ Warrantless search no consent - 2001
▪ Motion Suppress - Park Police - Traffic - Inventory Search - Linker - 2009 (pdf)
▪ Motion Suppress Fourth Amend - Seizure Traffic Stop - Halbert and Koeninger 2010 (pdf)

Suppress Statements & Miranda Motions:
▪ Motion to Suppress Statements of Mentally Ill Defendant, Miranda problems (2001)
▪ Motion Suppress Statement re Parole Status (1997)
▪ Motion Suppress Illegal Reentry Def Statements After Illegal Arrest (1997)
▪ Motion Suppress Statements after Bad Search (2001)
▪ Motion Suppress When Miranda Warndings not in Tagalog - Bad Waiver (2001)
▪ Cert Petition Handwriting Exemplars Compelled Testimonial Evidence in Violation of 5th Amendment (1999)
▪ Declaration re: No Miranda Waiver (2001)
▪ Motion Suppress Results of Interrogation after Presentment Delay (2001)
▪ Invocation of Fifth Amendment in Context of In Camera Proceedings (2001)
▪ Motion Alleging Ineffective Miranda Waiver (1996)
▪ Motion Alleging Involuntary Miranda Waiver, Illegal Reentry Case (1999)
▪ Involuntary Statement Because of Intoxication (2002)
▪ Excerpt re Need for Evidentiary Hearing on Voluntariness of Statements
▪ Involuntary Miranda Waiver, Cold Medicine, Intimidation, and Language Problems (1999)
▪ Motion Suppress Custodial Statements - 2010 - Smock (pdf)
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Suppress Eyewitness ID:
▪ Mot. Suppress Suggestive Photo Lineup (1999)
▪ XXX
▪ XXX
▪ XXX

Wiretaps (Title III Electronic Interceptions):
▪ XXX
▪ XXX
▪ XXX
▪ XXX

Illegal Reentry Challenges:
▪ Motion to Dismiss for Morales-Izquierdo violation - 2004
▪ St. Cyr Motion Dismiss Invalid Deportation (2004)
▪ Motion to Dismiss Apprendi/Tighe/Shepard violations - 2005
▪ Appellate Brief on Section 1326 Deconstruction - Smock - 2010 (pdf)

▪ Motion Dismiss 1326 Unlawful Deportation - Linker - 2010 (pdf)
▪  Motion to Dismiss 1326 Bad Removal - Linker- 2010 (pdf)

Bifurcation and Severance:
▪ Reply re Sever Misjoined Counts - guns and reentry- (2001)
▪ Motion Sever Fed R Crim Pro 8 Improper Joined Gun Counts (2001)
▪ XXX
▪ XXX

Indictments - Surplusage, Multiplicity, Duplicity, & Bill of Particulars:
▪ Motion Strike Surplusage, Bill of Particulars, Duplicity - 1326 case (2000)
▪ XXX
▪ XXX
▪ XXX

Speedy Trial Dismissal:
▪ Motion to dismiss Speedy Trial Violation - 2000 (Swanson)
▪ Motion Dismiss for Delay in Competency Eval Fed R Crim Pro 48, Speedy Trial (2000)
▪ XXX
▪ XXX



 

Misc. Motions (Return of Property, Etc.):
▪ Motion for Writ ad testificatum
▪ Mem. P&A for Writ ad testificatum
▪ Order for Rule 15 Foreign Depositions - Humy (pdf)
▪ Declaration and application for Rule 17(c) subpoenas
▪ Motion for Return of Property (1999)
▪ Stip to Extend Self Surrender Date - Bosworth - 2010 (pdf)
▪ Declaration for foreign depositions - Rule 15 - Humy (pdf)
▪ Mem P and A Rule 15 Depos Humy (pdf)
▪ Mot Early Termination Probation - Bosworth - 2010 (pdf)
▪ Motion for Early Termination Supervised Release - Linker - 2009 (pdf)

▪ Proposed Order re MP3 Player in Jail - Bosworth - 2010

▪ Order Allowing MP3 Player in Jail - Linker - 2010 (pdf)

▪ Stip to Extend Self Surrender Date - Bosworth - 2010 (pdf)

Outlines
▪ Technology in Trial - Evidentiary Issues with Demonstrative Evidence (2005)
▪ Bail & Pretrial Release Outline - Hansen  (2001)
▪ Common Misdemeanors: What Are They, and How We Get Them - Tony Lacy (2005)
▪ Chief Deputy AFPD Steve Sady's Fourth Amendment Outline (2005) (.pdf format)
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▪ XXX
▪ Tucker Jones .pdf Tech in Trial Training