Description
Defense counsel may have occasion to enter a criminal case at almost any of the stages described in Chapter 2. In the early stages, at least, the crucial first steps to be taken are essentially the same. They are, in essence: (1) to make contact with the client, obtain the client’s authorization to represent him or her, warn the client against speaking with the police or others, and obtain information that counsel can use to seek the client’s release; (2) to speak to the investigating officer, find out whatever counsel can about the charges and the availability of release on the client’s own recognizance or stationhouse bail, and erect all possible protections against police interrogation, searches, and identification procedures; and (3) to try to arrange for the client’s release.
First Page
33
Source Publication
Trial Manual 11 for the Defense of Criminal Cases
Source Editors/Authors
Anthony G. Amsterdam, Randy A. Hertz
Publication Date
2026
Document Type
Chapter
Edition
11
Rights & Restrictions
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Recommended Citation
Anthony G. Amsterdam & Randy A. Hertz,
Chapter 3 - The Lawyer's Entrance into the Case – First Steps,
Trial Manual 11 for the Defense of Criminal Cases
33
(2026).
Available at:
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/tmdcc/7
