North Carolina Defender Manual: Volume Two, Trial

View this manual, a reference the School's Indigent Defense Manual series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. Volume Two of the North Carolina Defender Manual is a resource for public defenders and appointed counsel who represent poor people accused of crimes. The book focuses primarily on criminal procedure at the trial stage. Fifteen chapters cover a variety of topics, such as:personal rights of the defendant, selection of the jury, opening and closing arguments, witness examination, and appeals, post-conviction litigation, and writs.