Last week we rolled out the first set of new criminal law forms on practicelaw. The new forms are courtesy of criminal defense practitioner Frederic Bruno, who has graciously agreed to share his forms.  Forms will be added in stages throughout the summer, and practicelaw’s existing criminal law forms may be revised or renamed to fit in with the new set. The end product will be a foundational set of criminal defense forms, adding significantly to our existing set of DWI forms.

Last Friday’s first release included 21 pre-trial motions and discovery and evidence forms, plus a revision of practicelaw’s existing form for Notices of Defenses and Defense Witnesses (was CRIM-540, renumbered to CRIM-490).  Roughly, the final set will include:

• 14 intakes, affidavits of service, and letters
• 11 opening forms (petitions, complaints, bail)
• 7 guilty pleas and demands for speedy hearing
• 22 pre-trial motions, demands, and notices (generic, procedural, discovery & evidence)
• 10 juvenile pre-trial forms (and additional juvenile forms are included in other categories)
• 3 trial and post-trial (motions, sentencing)
• 9 closing and miscellaneous forms

And I have to give a huge thank-you to practicelaw’s Leslie Matton-Flynn for helping me out with this project.