Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has news about the association and items of interest to its members.

Author: The authors are officers of the Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. They are secretary Tom Lincoln, board member Rachel Brill, president Mariángela Tirado-Vales and board member Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco.

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Recent Posts from Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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…
PRACDL Seminar - Ética y la Responsabilidad del Abogado: Implicaciones Prácticas
PRACDL will be sponsoring a seminar on August 28, 2008 on Ética y la Responsabilidad del Abogado: Implicaciones Prácticas. If you wish to attend, you must complete the registration form and mail it in to…
PRACDL "Tertulia Legal" - Sentenced in Two Jurisdictions
PRACDL will be hosting one of our regular tertulias on the topic Sentenced in Two Jurisdictions - when sentences run concurrently and consecutively. Date : Thursday, June 5, 2008 Time : 4:30-6:00 p.m. Place :…
Legal Chat to Discuss Crack Resentencings in the District of Puerto Rico
This coming Friday, February 29, 2008 at 4:00 p.m., PRACDL and the Federal Public Defender's Office will co-host a conference to discuss the crack guidelines amendment and the retroactivity of same, as well as the…
Congratulations to Luz Ríos-Rosario!
In a case where every other defendant had entered guilty pleas, PRACDL member Luz Ríos-Rosario had the unenviable task of going to trial with the lead defendant. There were surveillance photos, recordings, and snitches. Luz…
District of Puerto Rico Administrative Order re: Implementation of Crack Retroactivity Guideline
Chief Judge José A. Fusté, District of Puerto Rico, has entered an Administrative Order dealing with the implementation of the Crack Retroactivity Guideline in the District of Puerto Rico. See Misc. No. 08-31 (JAF) (Dkt.…
PRACDL Annual Assembly & Election Results
Last night's Annual Assembly, Dinner and Elections was a real success. Members unanimously elected Linda Backiel (picture, left) to be our new President. They also elected the following to the Board: outgoing President Mariángela Tirado-Vales…