Racial Justice Motions and Pleadings

Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire

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This pleading discusses perspective of youth of color and reasonableness standard.

New Jersey v. Scott, Appellant’s Brief

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This pleading addresses racial bias in the description.

Motion for Discovery and Disclosure of Any Records Used in Connection with the Jury Selection Process

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Sentencing Memorandum

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Sample Detention/Pre-Trial Electronic Monitoring Motion Incorporating Arguments on the Developmental Benefits of Play, Recreation, and Leisure

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This resource is part of the Youth Defender Advocacy Program (YDAP) curriculum, a specialized trial advocacy training program for youth defenders.

Brief on the Merits of Amici Curiae Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Oregon Justice Resource Center

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To read the opinion in this case, please click here.

Spears v. South Carolina

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This pleading addresses the reasonable Black person standard. Click here to read the opinion.

Motion to Allow Reasonable and Effective Voir Dire on Issues of Race, Implicit Bias and Attitudes, Experiences and Biases Concerning African Americans

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State v. Belcher Opinion

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This case holds that the superpredator theory constituted materially false, and, therefore, unreliable, evidence on which the sentencing court substantially relied and that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant?s motion to correct an illegal sentence.