The Criminal Law Research Center was established in 1981 under the auspices of the West Virginia Public Defender Services (PDS). The Center acts as a source for criminal law research and information for PDS corporations, panel attorneys and private attorneys.
In addition to publishing the West Virginia Criminal Law Digest, the Center provides other publications, manuals and documents at reasonable rates. Beginning in 2001, the Center will be conducting seminars and training sessions throughout West Virginia to better assist practicing criminal attorneys.
For up-to-date information about the seminars and training sessions check out the News and Upcoming Events Site.
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NEWSLETTER
September 2001, Volume 2,Issue 2
December 2001, Volume 2, Issue 3
March 2002, Volume 3, Issue 1
August 2002, Volume 3, Issue 2
December 2002, Volume 3, Issue 3
April 2003, Volume 4, Issue 1
September 2003, Volume 4, Issue 2
May 2004, Volume 5, Issue 1
October 2004, Volume 5, Issue 2
May 2005, Volume 6, Issue 1
August 2005, Volume 6, Issue 2
January 2006, Volume 7, Issue 1
August 2006, Volume 7, Issue 2
February 2007, Volume 8, Issue 1
May 2007, Volume 8, Issue 2
January 2008, Volume 9, Issue 1
May/June 2008, Volume 9, Issue 2
January 2009, Volume 10, Issue 1
May 2009, Volume 10, Issue 2
August 2009, Volume 10, Issue 3
December 2009, Volume 10, Issue 4
March April 2010, Volume 11, Issue 1
August September 2010, Volume 11, Issue 2
November December 2010, Volume 11, Issue 3
March April 2011, Volume 12, Issue 1
August September 2011, Volume 12, Issue 2
January 2012, Volume 13, Issue 1
CRIMINAL LAW DIGEST
WEST VIRGINIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS
SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR TASK FORCE REPORT RESOURCES For information on immigration pursuant to Padila v Kentucky, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 166 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010),
see www.defendingimmigrants.org. Click
here to see Jack Rogers' Padilla memo to judges. Click
here to see a list of persons willing to advise clients or their lawyers on immigration issues. Click here to see listing of Mental Health Resources. The interaction of state and federal criminal jurisdiction
can lead to complexities at sentencing. The sentencing memo found at this
link outlines
consequences with which you should be familiar. The National Academy of Sciences released a report in 2009 that was critical of virtually all
forensic science used in criminal cases.
You can see their press release and the summary of that report by clicking on the links below.
Press Release For listing and explanation of commonly used psychiatric medications, click
here.
Forensic Science Report
For questions or comments concerning any of the publications provided by PDS click here.