The Manual on Recurring Issues in Criminal Trials outlines the law governing many of the specific issues and procedural matters that arise frequently in criminal trials.
The Manual is divided into seven parts addressing the following major topics:
Constitutional Criminal Law. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s elimination of the Watershed Exception for procedural rule changes in Edwards v. Vannoy, and the lack of need for specific findings in life without parole sentencing of juveniles in Jones v. Mississippi.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed amending Rule 29 to preserve the government's right to appeal a trial court's decision to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal.