This monograph describes the statutes, case law, and policies applicable to federal capital case-management issues such as appointment of counsel, case budgeting, and jury selection, and summarizes procedures judges have used in capital cases at each stage of the proceedings.

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Death Penalty

Order Appointing Investigator — Western District of Missouri

Penalty Phase Charge — Western District of North Carolina

Preliminary Penalty Phase Instructions — Southern District of Georgia

Order Appointing Psychologist — Western District of Missouri

Order Appointing Mitigation Experts — Western District of Missouri

Order Setting Deadline for Notice of Intent — District of the District of Columbia

Juror Questionnaire — Eastern District of Virginia

Order Appointing Retained Counsel — Western District of Missouri

Sample Case Budget from the Death Penalty Resource Counsel

Resource Guide for Managing Capital Cases, Volume I: Federal Death Penalty Trials [Superseded]

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