Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Recent Posts from Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• PRACDL & Federal Public Defenders Office Seminars on October 23, 2009

  This coming Friday, October 23, 2009, Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Federal Public Defenders Office will be sponsoring seminars on the Fourth Amendment and Deconstructing the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Where: Casa…

• Looking for a Few Good Men and Women

  Yes, the PRACDL blog is in need of a few members who want to dedicate a little of their time to blogging. I'll give you the basic training, although it is all pretty intuitive. Send…

• PRACDL Blog Redesign in Progress

  I was tired of the look of the blog, and think it kept me from wanting to post more, so I'm giving this place a makeover. Also keeping me away from blogging more is the…

• PRACDL & Federal Public Defender Co-sponsoring Lecture on September 30th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

  PRACDL and the Federal Public Defender's Office are co-sponsoring a lecture on Wednesday, September 30th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the FPD's Fourth Floor Lecture Room. AFPD Victor González-Bothwell will discuss new and proposed…

• PRACDL Annual Assembly, Dinner & Elections

  This is a reminder that Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will hold its Annual Assembly, Dinner and Elections this coming Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. onwards at Castellanos Restaurant on Domenech…

• Supplemental Bibliography for Attendees to "Dilemas Eticos de los Abogados Criminalistas"

  For PRACDL members who attended the tertulia on Dilemas Eticos de los Abogados Criminalistas, PRACDL President Linda Backiel has prepared a Supplemental Bibliography which was not included among the materials handed out at the time.

• In Memory of Jorge L. Arroyo Alejandro

  All PRACDL members are mourning the recent death of our dear colleague Jorge L. Arroyo Alejandro. It is difficult to express ourselves in words that do any semblance of justice to our feelings of sorrow.…

• PRACDL Seminar: Jury Selection in Death Penalty Cases

  This is to remind all PRACDL members that we will be holding the Jury Selection in Death Penalty Cases seminar on Thursday, September 25, 2008. This is only open to PRACDL members and it will…

• Audio of Oral Arguments before First Circuit Now Available

  The First Circuit has started to make available online audio of oral arguments, joining a few other federal appellate courts. The access to the First Circuit's oral argument feed is currently available only in RSS…

• First Circuit Request for Comments on Reappointment of Joseph Laws, Federal Public Defender for the District of Puerto Rico

  The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has published a Request for Comments Relating to the Reappointment of Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender for the District of Puerto Rico. Joe is a…