American Academy Of Criminal Defense Attorneys

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

APPLICATION FOR FELLOWSHIP

Return to:
American Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Post Office Box 307
Fresno, CA 93708-0307
Phone: (559) 439-1352
E-mail: information@ameracadcrimdefattys.org

Name: ___________________________________________________

Office Address: ___________________________________________________

Office Phone No.: ___________________________________________________

Office Fax No.: ___________________________________________________

E-Mail Address: ___________________________________________________

States/Yrs. Admitted
to Practice: ___________________________________________________

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Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two judges from your state, before whom you have completed one or more trials, who are willing to act as references:

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Names, addresses and telephone numbers of two criminal defense attorneys from your state who are willing to act as references:

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Have you been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, or been under discipline for professional misconduct by any court, administrative agency, bar association disciplinary committee or other professional group within the last ten years?

YES _________ NO _________

Have you been a criminal defense attorney and not a prosecutor for at least the last ten years?

YES _________ NO _________

As lead attorney, have you conducted at least fifty felony jury trials to verdict or hung jury, at least twenty-five of which were as lead defense attorney?

YES _________ NO _________

As lead defense attorney, have you conducted jury or court trials (each lasting at least three days):

a) In at least five of which your client faced a maximum sentence of life in prison or seventy-five or more years in prison, and which concluded with an acquittal on all felony charges; or

b) In at least five of which your client faced one or more charges of murder, and which concluded with an acquittal or conviction of a lesser offense on all murder charges; or

c) In at least five of which your client faced a possible sentence of death, and which concluded with an acquittal, or with a judgment without a sentence of death?

YES _________ NO _________

Please provide information with regard to five such trials on the following pages. (You are encouraged, but not generally required, to attach certified or uncertified copies of charging documents, court's minutes, and verdict forms.)

Name / Case No.: ___________________________________________________

Name of Court /
Date of Acquittal: ___________________________________________________

Jury or Court Trial /
Number of Days: ___________________________________________________

Judge: ___________________________________________________

Prosecutor/Co-counsel: ___________________________________________________

Charges & Enhancements
(Description & Code
Sections): ___________________________________________________

Maximum Sentence
(Code Sections): ___________________________________________________

Result: ___________________________________________________

Convictions: ___________________________________________________

Sentence: ___________________________________________________