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The following research guide is intended to be used as a starting point for research in criminal law at the UNM Law Library. It includes both primary and secondary materials, in both print and electronic formats. If you have any questions, please contact the Law Library’s reference desk at (505) 277-0935 or at reference@law.unm.edu.

Criminal Law Research Guide

Index to Resources Below

Primary Sources

U.S. Constitution
U.S. Code
Regulations and Rules
Cases
Federal Agencies and Commissions
New Mexico

Secondary Sources

General
Evidence and Discovery
International Criminal Law
Jury Instructions
Practice and Procedure
Other Resources

 

Primary Sources

U.S. Constitution

4th Amendment – Search and Seizure
5th Amendment - Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
6th Amendment - Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel
8th Amendment - Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

U.S. Code (Federal Statutes)

Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I – Crimes
Part II – Criminal Procedure
Part III – Prisons and Prisoners
Part IV – Correction of Youthful Offenders
Part V – Immunity of Witnesses

Title 21 Food and Drugs
Chapter 13 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control

Title 25 Indians
Chapter 15 Constitutional Rights of Indians
Subchapter I – Generally
Subchapter II – Model Code Governing Courts of Indian Offenses
Subchapter III – Jurisdiction over Criminal and Civil Actions
Subchapter IV – Employment of Legal Counsel
Subchapter V – Materials and Publications

Regulations and Rules

Code of Federal Regulations
Title 25 Indians Part 11 Law and Order on Indian Reservations
Title 28 Judicial Administration

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Federal Rules of Evidence

Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Cases

Supreme Court of the United States

PACER

Federal Agencies and Commissions

U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute of Justice
National Crime Information Center
U.S. Sentencing Commission

New Mexico

NMSA
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Rules of Evidence
Rules of Criminal Procedure
New Mexico Criminal Practice Manual
New Mexico Appellate Manual
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
New Mexico Supreme Court
New Mexico Court of Appeals

Secondary Sources

General

Cases and Materials on Criminal Law – Joshua Dressler
UNM Law Library – Class Reserve and Lower Floor: KF 9218 D68 2007

Criminal Law in a Nutshell – Arnold H. Loewy
UNM Law Library – Class Reserve and Lower Floor: KF 9219.3 L63 2003

Understanding Criminal Law – Joshua Dressler
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9219 D74 2001

Wharton’s Criminal Law – Charles E. Torcia
Westlaw: [CRIMLAW]
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9219.W43 1993

Evidence and Discovery

Digital Discovery & e-Evidence [BNA]
Expert Evidence Report [BNA]

International Criminal Law

Jury Instructions

Practice and Procedure

Actual Innocence Awareness Database

BNA Criminal Law Reporter
Lexis: BNACRIM
UNM Law Library:  Access through Public Patron Terminals

BNA Criminal Practice Manual
Criminal Law Reporter [BNA]
Westlaw: CRPMAN
UNM Law Library:  Access through Public Patron Terminals

Criminal Procedure – Wayne R. LaFave, Jerold H. Israel, and Nancy J. King
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9619 L34 2007

Federal Court of Appeals Manual – David G. Knibb
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9050 K55 1997

The Law and Policy of Sentencing, Corrections, and Prisoners' Rights in a Nutshell – Lynn S. Branham
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9728 Z9B72 2005

Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment – Wayne R. LaFave
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9630 A9L35 2004

Understanding Criminal Procedure – Joshua Dressler
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9619 D74 2006

Wharton’s Criminal Procedure – Nancy Hollander, Barbara E. Bergman, Melissa Stephenson
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9619 W43 2002

Wharton’s Criminal Evidence – Barbara E. Bergman and Nancy Hollander
Westlaw: [CRIMEVID]
UNM Law Library – Lower Floor: KF 9660 W53 1997

Other Resources

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Research Guides for Criminal Law
ASIL
Cornell
Findlaw
Georgetown
Heiros Gamos – Crime

Compiled by Sherri Thomas (May 8, 2008)

 

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