Resources for Legal Research Leonard I. Frieling P.C.

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Last Updated: 26 March 2018

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The current problems at the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment are shocking, and have deep implications for blood and breath test cases in Colorado, alcohol and drugs. Various reports are on line. ColoradoNORML.org has spoken out strongly on this issue.
Where to do research.com is just that. A great starting place for general questions.
Pubmed has as an astonishing array of scientific studies available. The THC studies alone are over 25,000. This is a POWERFUL tool.
ODVSOM Colorado Office of Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management has the sex offender offense specific treatment guidelines and more.
CrimeLynx updated Colorado resources.
Las Vegas Retreat for Public Defenders and Public Defender minded people. This CLE program is the most "bang-for-the-buck" legal education, including programming, lodgings, and events, that a criminal defense lawyer could find.
Write your Rep for contacting U. S. Representatives.
Richard Noble law firm has an EXTENSIVE list of interesting and useful links. Check it out.
The "BLUE BOOK" for finding correct forms for all legal citations.
CrimeLynx ™ Colorado Research Links by Jerri Merritt is, as always, very useful.
www.talkleft.com is just what its name suggests, including a forum for discussions. (site by Jeralyn Merritt)
Write Your Rep for E-mail to U.S. House of Representatives.
FedCrimLaw by Punch and Jurist is an award winning site devoted to Federal Criminal Defense.
Cybercrime Dept. of Justice website.
Findlaw Supreme Court includes briefs and a lot more.
Washburn University has a great legal resources site, including states, circuits, and much more.
FindForms (enter CRIMINAL in the search box) is devoted to locating legal forms on line. (Civil oriented, but interesting).
Iguanalodge proves that there IS life after lawyering. Esteemed criminal defense lawyers Lauren and Toby Cleaver have closed shop in Colorado. They've moved to the Oso Penisula, Costa Rica, where they are looking forward to hosting us at their Bed and Breakfast! This is a premier vacation destination.
New York Times has tomorrow's news NOW and free. New York Times loads the next day's edition at 10 pm MST. On Saturday nights, it loads Sunday's paper a little earlier, including the Magazine and op-eds.
PeopleSearch is useful for finding addresses, phones, and E-mails.
Encyclopedia Britannica is now available in full, FREE, on line.
Kumho Tire v Carmichael - US Supreme Court holds that Daubert applies to ALL expert testimony, not just to scientific expert testimony.
CERT Virus Advisories is the "horse's mouth" for ACTUAL computer virus information. The Computer Emergency Response Team and Carnegie Mellon's Dept. of Defense funded-computer security team. On 3/27/99, they pronounced that MELISSA is a REAL virus, and not another hoax. MELISSA details.
Write Your Representatives from this automated page.
11th Circuit Prosecutorial Misconduct reversal in the Scheer case
Colorado Media Outlets has links to newspapers and T.V. stations throughout the state.

Articles, Publications, and Publishers

Lawyer's Weekly
Journal of the American Medical Assoc. search page
Pilots, Suspension, DWI, and Legal Malpractice is an article from THE CHAMPION, the publication of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
The Lawyer's Resource Page for Balancing Life and Work Taking the Stress out of Success
Post-Gazette articles on government misconduct in criminal cases
Colorado Media Outlets has links to newspapers and T.V. stations throughout the state.
"The Third Branch" Federal Judicial Newsletter
Internet and Intellectual Property legal resources.
Attorney-client encryption article
"Render Up The Body" by Mimi Wesson, is available locally, as well as at Amazon.com for $24 and at Barnes and Noble for about $16.
Philly Lawyer
Abanet Books for sale. A legal publication resource.

Books, Dictionaries, Medical, Encyclopedias, and Other Resources

Avvo Legal Dictionary
Locating an appropriate LLM (Master of Law) program
Bibliography of Forensic Books
Bradford Publishing
free medical journals has an array of just that, on line.
CRC Press carries a variety of books on various forensic topics from gunshot residue to stalking.
AbeBooks used books
Alibris more used books are found at these two sites dedicated to finding used books at reasonable prices.
Bartleby Books, free great books
more free Books
Roget's Thesaurus searchable and very useful.
Roberts Rules of Order includes the basics, and an "ask the authors" section.
Amazon.com Professional has titles in many areas, including law and criminal law. Amazon is wonderful to work with. CAUTION: they are addictive.
New York Times has tomorrow's news NOW and free.
Encyclopedia Brittanica is now available in full, FREE, on line.
Medworld medical dictionary including glossary, drug information, and more.
ALI-ABA , a major source of continuing legal education for attorneys.
bookbyte.com and rentbooks.com offer a huge variety of textbooks for really low costs.

Boulder Sources

Case Law

Oyez has MANY famous Supreme Court oral arguments available in streaming audio.
Colorado Supreme Court current decision, published "real time."
Supreme Court of the United States at its official site.
FedCrimLaw by Punch and Jurist is an award winning site devoted to Federal Criminal Defense.
Findlaw Supreme Court includes briefs and a lot more.
United States Supreme Court News by Willamette University. Case summaries, subscribe to their almost IMMEDIATE release of decision, and the like.
Solomon Wisenberg's Supreme Court Oct. 1998 term Summary
VersusLaw for a fee, US Supremes, all 13 Circuit Appeals, 50 states, and DC appellate. Versuslaw costs $6.95 per attorney in the firm, flat rate, unlimited, no hidden charges, and works QUITE well. I subscribe.
U. S. Supreme Court Rules

Child Abuse

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Kempe Center
Child Abuse detected by dental professionals.
Child Abuse Radiology and other child abuse information from the Child Abuse Referral and Education Network.

U.S.Circuit Courts

Tenth Circuit site has cases, local rules, and more. VERY useful.
All Circuit Courts
First Circuit Opinions
Fourth Circuit Opinions
Fifth Circuit Opinions
Sixth Circuit Opinions
Emory Law for opinions prior to October, 1997.
Eleventh Circuit Opinions
D.C. Federal Circuit Opinions

Continuing Legal Education

Firearms, Fingerprints, and Forensics May 22, all day.
Third Annual Public Defenders Las Vegas Retreat March 28 - 30, 2003 at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. FANTASTIC lineup of national speakers, and a great time!
National Institute for Trial Advocacy is famous for the quality of its trial technique courses.

Courts

Oyez has MANY famous Supreme Court oral arguments available in streaming audio.
Old Bailey historical records
Adams County Court
Denver Court phone numbers and other Denver City Government phone numbers, searchable.
Supreme Court of the United States at its official site.
U.S.Courts Website
Colorado Courts Homepage

Death Penalty

American Medical Association position regarding opposition to physicians participating in executions.
Coloradans Against the Death Penalty
The Broken Machinery of Death an article.
State of Texas death penalty details. To save time answering press inquiries, Texas has ever so kindly posted all the details, including last meals and last words, to this website. The Internet can be a very sad place.
California Criminal Law Review volume one with two excellent Death Penalty articles.
Capitol Defense Network Federal Public Defender's Office Death Penalty resources website.
Death Penalty Resources are found in the Capital Defenders Toolbox. This is a GREAT resource for death penalty work.
Cornell University Death Penalty resources
Women on Death Row

Domestic Violence

HopeLine® - HopeLine® has already collected over 10 million phones nationwide, while donating over $18 million dollars to domestic violence organizations. It's really a win-win situation for both the environment and victims of domestic violence. Learn More about HopeLine®.
Domestic Violence Against Men Domestic Violence Against Men has great resources.
NIJ/CDC research indicates victims are 37% men.
Battered Males WWW list of links, and a number of articles on males as DV victims.
A.B.A. Commission on Domestic Violence
Journal of the American Medical Assoc. search page
Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American Community.
Domestic Violence Clearing House and Legal Hotline

Driving Related Sites

The greatest of driving schools. Where the experts go to learn more, and where the beginners learn it right. 5 stars
NORML pot and driving resources
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1980 radar testing information
Excel Driver Services provides specialized evaluations and remedial driving programs.
Colorado Department of Transportation including intersection webcam links
DRE and Intoxilyzer expert
L.A.P.D. DRE site the Drug Recognition Expert site for the LAPD.
Police Traffic Radar may well have useful information on radar and laser speed detection and some of their weaknesses. $20 for six months access.
Pilots, Suspension, DWI, and Legal Malpractice is an article from THE CHAMPION, the publication of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Internet Dept. of Motor Vehicles charges $20.00 to process a request for a driving record from any of 47 states
HB 1127 Underage drinking and driving
HB 98-1160 provides that the sole penalty for failure to appear on a penalty assessment notice shall be imposition of a fine and points, and that NO arrest warrant shall issue. Hit and run with serious bodily injury goes from M-1 to F-5
NHTSA compendium of traffic safety published studies provides a WEALTH of useful information
Driving Safety First: Improving Road Safety for Novice Drivers
Driving and Traffic Safety Guide
Parent-Teen Agreement: Teens want to know what is expected of them. Parents and teens can use this template agreement to come up with mutually agreed-upon rules of the road before handing over the keys to the car.

Drug Law and Related Information for Drug Defenses

Brian Bennett's anti-drug war site
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Citizens Opposing Prohibition
Collateral Consequences of convictions.
Who's a rat investigative tool for snitch issues and investigation.
Drug Dog resources
Colorado Dept. of Health Rules for testing for drugs and alcohol
US v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative released 5/14/2001.
LAPD DRE site The Drug Recognition Expert site for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thomas query
lycaem.org
NORML
Colorado NORML
marijuanamagazine.com
High Times Magazine
Time4Hemp
Cannabis Compliance Insider
Colorado Department of Revenue 2014 Annual Report on Marijuana

Crimelynx ™ posting of Methamphetamine testing problems article.
Crimelynx ™ Drug Policy links
DRC NET deals with civil forfeiture issues and pending federal legislation. Sign their petition!
Wyoming v. Houghton is the US Supremes latest on passengers in automobiles.
Entheogen Law Reporter from a Berkley/Boalt graduate deals with a wide range of psychodelic drug issues.
Effective Drug Control Strategy the entire document
DrugNews is a searchable compendium of articles on a wide range of drug topics.
Victims of the Drug War
DrugLibrary is extensive
Addiction Library
The Voluntary Committee of Lawyers is dedicated to enlisting attys nationally to advocate dissent against the drug war.
Title 21, U.S.C.
Office of National Drug Control Policy website.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NHTSA including drug/driving studies, compendium of traffic safety published studies provides a WEALTH of useful information
Drug Sense
Marijuana Legalization Poses a Dilemma for International Drug Treaties

Ethics

Colorado Ethics Material from Cornell.
Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation is the case from Texas dealing with the issue of COLTAF type trust accounts going to fund legal services
American Legal Ethics Library by State

Experts

Daubert Searches finds issues and experts regarding Daubert issues which have been litigated.
Free Expert Referrals for locating expert witnesses.
DRE and Intoxilyzer expert
EWitnesses.com for locating expert witnesses in a wide variety of areas.
lawpsych.com is Sheila Deitz, Ph.D., who is forensic psychologist expert witness (with reasonable rates) who is fair and balanced.
John Kozioal Forensic Reconstruction and Counsulting, Email link. John does blood spatter, shooting, accident reconstructions (and has done over 4700 accident reconstructions, most of which involved fatalities).
Genetic Technologies Inc. Experts in forensic DNA and crime scene processing.
Expert Witness Resources on the internet has a long list of expert links.
Former Federal Investigators experts for hire
Kumho Tire v Carmichael - US Supreme Court holds that Daubert applies to ALL expert testimony, not just to scientific expert testimony.
Expert Witnesses Internet directory. This is free to lawyers, and award winning, and most important, they have a link to our site.
American Academy of Forensic Science

Federal Agencies

Security Clearance Guidelines
Write Your Rep for E-mail to U.S. House of Representatives.
Cybercrime Dept. of Justice website.
U.S. Attorney's Manual
U.S. Attorney's Bulletins
F.B.I.
Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice Agencies .
Freedom of Information Act materials on all agencies

Federal Rules

Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of evidence, criminal procedure, and more.
Colorado Federal Local Court Rules in .pdf format (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed).
U.S.Attorney's Manual
Federal Rules of Evidence

Firearms Issues

Defense Training Institute and John Farnam provide perhaps the best pistol, rifle, and shotgun training in the world. Literally.
S.B. 84 has been withdrawn by its sponsers in light of the Columbine School Masacre. This was likely within three days of being on the Governor's desk for signature when the tragedy at Columbine occurred. This would have pre-empted local control of firearms, and made Colorado a uniform "shall issue concealed carry permits" instead of a "may issue" state. A house bill H.B. 1316 was killed by the Senate.
Federal Gun Control Amendments,in ASCII.text, or,
The N.R.A. website has legal resources included. Charlton Heston's speech to the NRA membership at the Denver 1999 annual meeting is available there in streaming video and streaming audio

Forensics

Forensic Fraud
Bibliography of Forensic Books
Daubert on the Web
Dr. Harry Bonnell is a forensic pathologist.
CRC Press carries a variety of books on various forensic topics from gunshot residue to stalking.
Psychiatry and the Law Dr. William Reid, with frequent updates on forensic psych issues.
John Kozioal Forensic Reconstruction and Counsulting, Email link. John does blood spatter, shooting, accident reconstructions (and has done over 4700 accident reconstructions, most of which involved fatalities).
Genetic Technologies Inc. Experts in forensic DNA and crime scene processing.
Rocky Mountain Instumental Laboratories and Robert K. Lantz, Ph.D. is well known and well respected in Colorado.
Kruglaw Forensic Links is a great list of links.
Mike Sweedo is a certified latent print examiner and a bloodstain pattern analyst. His landline is 520-455-5697,
Scientific Testimony is a forensic site with aricles and more, including a DNA primer.
American Academy of Forensics

Founding Documents

U.S. Constitution
Thomas Jefferson.org is the site from Clay S. Jenkinson, who impersonates Thomas Jefferson, and is a wonderful Jeffersonian Scholar.

General Search Sites

Washburn University has a great legal resources site, including states, circuits, and much more.
FindForms is devoted to locating legal forms on line. (Civil oriented, but interesting).
VersusLaw for a fee, US Supremes, all 13 Circuit Appeals, US District Courts, 50 states, and DC appellate. Versuslaw costs (If I'm reading their info right) $6.95 per attorney in the firm, flat rate, unlimited, no hidden charges, and works QUITE well. I subscribe.
VirtualChase has some interesting stuff, and some internet and the law course outlines.
Findlaw is a powerful, useful, legal search site.
Findlaw's Criminal Law Index
Lawcrawler is a state-of-the-art legal search site. You WILL be impressed.
Free Advice on legal matters is available, and this is an ambitious site.
All Law has significant search capabilities. I especially like the ability to search state laws from all states.
Law Guru Legal Research free legal research site, very well done.
CounselQuest, a resource to facilitate finding legal information on the Internet
the Electric Law Library
Hieros Gamos Criminal Law International and National
West Legal Studies has links to over 220 legal web sites, over 750 state specific web sites, and access to the West "bookstore."
Federal Statistics One stop shopping for federal statistics
the Government Printing Office
The U.S. Census site provides a wealth of information
Romingerlegal research site is well laid out, very easy to navigate, and worth a look.
G.S.A. FEDLAW includes federal legislation and links to decisions of US Supremes, circuit court decisions, state and territory laws, and more. The site has basically no information beyond the collection (albeit extensive) of links. The web critic in me MUST point out that the choice of colors is POOR, and I wonder if a color blind person could make out the text over the background.
Thomas's Legislative Information
Nolopress law self help center has some interesting stuff.
Lexis For Lawschools
Georgetown Law Center-federal links

History and Government Resources

Immigration

INS On Line

Internet Investigation Tools, Software, & Phone Books

gogoshopper Excellent guide to net scams
Google is a wonderful search engine. Check out the advanced features.
Google for academic publications hard to find, expert background information.
Dogpile is also stupendous. If you cannot find it on the web with one of the two, try to revise your search.
Denver Court phone numbers and other Denver City Government phone numbers, searchable.
GeographyNetwork.com is a global community of data providers who are committed to making geographic content available.
Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading and printing .pdf documents, free software.
Write Your Rep for E-mail to U.S. House of Representatives.
eGroups is a free service for setting up and managing your own listserv (professional, family, friends, etc.).
Browse anonymously on the Internet.
Card Catalogs for Colorado's major libraries

Virus and Virus Hoax sites

Stella Awards debunked. NO ONE got rich tripping over their toddler.
Vmyths.com is a useful site dealing with myths, hoaxes, and the like.
Symantec Encyclopedia of virii and hoaxes. This is the best.
Rob Rosenberger's wonderful site on virii and hoaxes, with links to other major similar sites, and many Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and definitions.
McAfee anti-virus and other computer maintenance type software.
Symantec is the home of Norton anti virus, WinFaxPro, and much more.
CERT Virus Advisories is the "horse's mouth" for ACTUAL computer virus information. The Computer Emergency Response Team and Carnegie Mellon's Dept. of Defense funded-computer security team.
Urbanlegends.com for checking out people waking up in tubs of ice with their kidneys removed.

Finding People, Addresses, Emails, Phones, and Maps

visualroute and analogx are on the technical side, and are tools for tracing the path taken by internet messages to and from your computer. Definitely for the techno-geek. Try running the command "tracert" (without the quotation marks) from your START>RUN on Windows
PeopleSearch for finding addresses, phones, and E-mails.
American Information Network charges $20 to search databases for Driver's License records, (47 states), locate people, and more. I've used this, and it was the best $20 I've spent in a long time. With name and state, I got addresses, dob, social security, and neighbors (addresses, names, and many phone numbers), going back to 1993.
Genealogy Library from Ancestry Co.
World Telephone Directories
Bigfoot People search
Delorme for driving directions and maps
Mapquest is a wonderful source of maps to and from anywhere, with detailed driving directions.
Lycos Maps and Directions
Reverse telephone listings! I think this is the current best site for this purpose.
Lawyers.com is the Martindale-Hubbell lawyer locator and links to other Martindale resources.
Colorado Voters A free website listing Colorado Registered Voters.

Jury

Juryinstruction.com is a site with a free sample, and what appears to be a wealth of jury instruction information, language, case law, commentary, and more.

Juvenile Justice

Infographic: How Drug Abuse Destroys Your Body
Teen Drug Addiction Treatment
Juvenile Clarion publication of the Arizona Assoc. of Counsel for Children and the Juvy Law Section of the Arizona Bar Assoc.
Office of Juvenile Justice Prevention of Delinquency

Life After Law

Iguanalodge proves that there IS life after lawyering. Respected criminal defense lawyers Lauren and Toby Cleaver have closed shop in Colorado. They've moved to the Oso Penisula, Costa Rica, where they are looking forward to hosting us at their Bed and Breakfast! This is a premier vacation destination.
The Best Books ever Written in the opinion of Lenny Frieling, from "Adventure" to "Shakespeare."

Lists of Links

Megalaw Colorado legal links.
Richard Noble law firm has an EXTENSIVE list of interesting and useful links. Check it out.
CrimeLynx ™ Colorado Research Links by Jerri Merritt is, as always, very useful.
CrimeLynx ™ top rated Crimelynx site for Legal Research, Investigation Links, and more, by Jerri Merritt.
National Criminal Justice Information Center (Thanks Jerri Merritt) another wonderful source of criminal justice information.
Criminal Justice Megalinks Tom O'Conner, North Carolina Weslyan University, course material, WONDERFUL site.
New York Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers has a huge list of criminal defense links.
Palidan Internet Resources for Attorneys
Washburn Univ. School of Law has a very impressive site. They have a long list of list-servs that one can sign on to, as well as a wealth of links.
Kruglaw has a great list of links, including forensics.
25 Most Useful Sites is, I admit, here because I thought it was FUN. It is ALSO very useful, and well worth the price of the click.
NACDL Criminal Law Links
Jeff Flax's new location for a wonderful links for legal research.
Lawgirl.com is a site of some interest. Although the focus is intellectual property, there is wonderful copyright information.

Media

New York Times has tomorrow's news NOW and free.
Troubleshooter.com is of course the Tom Martino, Colorado T.V. and radio consumer problem solver.
Colorado Media Outlets has links to newspapers and T.V. stations throughout the state.
Court T.V. has archives of interesting things at their website
Media Email Addresses for many newspapers.
New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
The London Times

Money Laundering

U.S. Treasury Search Engine
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network US Treas.
Money Laundering Trends 1997 by Financial Action Task Force, US Treas.
Money Laundering Trends 1998
Updated Anti-Money Laundering Standards from Financial Action Task Force, US Treas
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Federal Crimes Enforcement Network on money laundering

Municipal Codes

Aspen Municipal Code
Boulder Municipal Code
Municode has municipal codes for a number of Colorado and other cities.
Colorado Municipal Codes and county codes, growing fast, from D.U. Law School Library.

Organizations and Agencies

New Riders of the Purple Sage long time NORML supporters.
Criminal Law Section Colorado Bar Association, chaired by Lenny Frieling, 2004-2005.
Colorado Bar Association
Organization of Federal Defense Attorneys has cases and a brief bank.
Virginia Criminal Defense Bar has a very pretty site, and good links.
American Psychiatric Association with some resources for the insanity defense information.
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice have just opened their new (and very nicely done) site.
N.A.R.F.org Native American Rights Fund.
Journal of the American Medical Association
NORML National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Fully Informed Jury Association home page, dealing with jury nullification and other jurors's education issues.
Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
Colorado Federal Public Defenders with great federal resources.
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Secret Service
D.E.A.
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Justice Organizations
National Youth Gang Center
Terrorism Research Center
Cop Net Organization of U.S. Federal Police Agencies
Police Officer's Internet Directory presents thousands of police, law enforcement, and criminal justice links, including links to over 1500 police agencies.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers NACDL is our parent organization, and the "voice" of American Criminal Defense.
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys has a wealth of resources.
The American Bar Association
Counsel Connect
Colorado Bar Association
Boulder County Bar Association a new, and promising site. Many of our Boulder Criminal Defense Bar members are members of the Boulder County Bar Association, and we maintain a wonderful relationship with them, working hand in hand with their Criminal Law Committee.
Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
Boulder Criminal Defense Bar

Polygraph

Stop Polygraph.com is devoted to dispelling the myth of the polygraph as a tool.
Anti-Polygraph.org is also helpful on attacking the polygraph.

Restorative Justice

Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking University of Minnesota
Realjustice
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Victim Offender Mediation Association
Justice and Mercy
Restorative Justice Project and VORP training
Restorative Justice dot ORG is a huge resource
Restorative Justice and Mediation
Restorative Justice.com is a local site from Tom Cavanagh-Restorative Justice - Fort Collins CO
Restorative Justice in Australia
Northwest Institute for Restorative Justice
Justice Fellowship with Christian principles of restorative justice
VORP Victim Offender Reconciliation Program.

Sentencing and Jails

NACDL Blakely Resources
The Sentencing Project
Collateral Consequences (2013 study) of convictions.
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys has 24 new research outlines on federal sentencing.
select 1046 to access the new codifictaion of the Colorado Sentencing scheme
BI's Webpage
CDC inforamtion on Tuberculosis which is a very significant problem in jails and prisons, regardless of the brevity of the stay.
Guideline Law.com has the latest federal guidelines.
Young v. Weston, 9th Cir says you cannot jail sexually violent predators for life if the purpose is punishment instead of treatment.
Mitchel case, US Supremet Court "no adverse consequences for remaining silent at sentencing regarding facts which are the circumstances or details of the crime.
NCTI Catalog in PDF format includes their domestic violence classes, driving classes, road rage and anger classes, shoplift classes, and more.
HB 98-1160 sometimes referred to as "super parole" may add 12 months of extra prison or parole in some violation situations.
Bureau of Prisons
The Sentencing Project is a wonderful resource on many of the hot topics dealing with sentencing on a state and federal level. Raw research is discussed, as well as ongoing hot topics. The text colors are a tad difficult with the new AOL browser (fine with Netscape), but worth the extra reading effort.
NCIA Study
Cornell, Prisoners and Prisoner's Rights
U.S. Sentencing Commission and guideline related information
This link has a thorough look at the practical aspects of the new bond law, translated into a more none-statutory and therefore more clearly written language.

Sexual Assault Materials

Sex Offender Management Board with links to treatment standards in pdf format from the State, on line. Should be current.
Sexually violent predator community notification standards, Colorado Dept. of Corrections, final form, in .pdf
Dept. of Justice DNA testing, what all officers should know, and post-conviction DNA testing (see What's New>Publications).
Institute for Psychological Therapies has sex assault resources.
Open Records has registered sex offenders listed on-line (not including Colorado yet).
Young v. Weston, 9th Cir says you cannot jail sexually violent predators for life if the purpose is punishment instead of treatment.
HB 99-1260 Pending, juvy sex offender records public, probation may include residential community corrections.
HB 98-1088 deals with a variety of issues, including the new rule regarding service of a subpoena duces tecum on parents to subpoena the child, new rules regarding record sealing and related identification information, central registry of restraining orders, and more.
HB 98-1177 deal with sex offender registration changes.
HB 98-1156 provides for life sentences and life probation for some sex offenders, and much more. The C.R.S. for this is 16-13-801, et. seq.
Sex Assault Resource Page
Federal Guidelines in final draft for dictating states' compliance with Megan's Law and the Jacob Wetterling Act regarding sex offender registration.

Statistics and Criminal Justice Statistics

Tracks Federal Criminal Statistics
The U.S. Census site provides a wealth of information
National Archive Criminal Justice Data
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

Statutes and Regulations

U.S. Code
Write your Rep for contacting U. S. Representatives.
Colorado Municipal Codes and county codes, growing fast, from D.U. Law School Library.
U.S.Code in an easy to use format
Longmont Municipal Code
Thomas Federal Legislation Server
Federal Rules of Evidence
Code of Federal Regulations is searchable
CURRENT legislative information for THIS legislative session, hot off the presses.
Denver Municipal Code
Municipal Codes including Aurora, and others.
Aurora Municipal Code is searchable

Supersearch Sites

Where to do research.com is just that. A great starting place for general questions.
Data Bases Public Records to the general public, including background checks, locations, and the like, small fee per search, comprehensive. Fabulous resources.

Supportive Organizations

COP, Citizens Opposing Prohibition
LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
MPP, Marijuana Policy Project
NORML, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORML Women's Alliance, Women Working to Reform Marijuana Laws
SSDP, Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Tools of the trade, Investigators

Internet Privacy
Bob Enzi, Zrod Investigations defendant/witness interviews, locates, process, or general information mining.
Write your Rep for contacting U. S. Representatives.
Lawyer's Life Coach offers a service which promises to help you be HAPPY in the practice of law
Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading and printing .pdf documents, free software.
The "BLUE BOOK" for finding correct forms for all legal citations.
Point.com , and LetsTalk.com are sites for locating hands-free mobile phone accessories. If you are not "hands-free" in the car already, you really should be. There is just no excuse for driving while holding a cell phone.
Casemap free 30 day trial version of case management software.
tiemaster.com will deliver Italian silk ties for the dapper attorney.
Rick Johnson & Assoc. investigators. You must check out the picture on their webpage.
Intellicast For Colorado leads to detailed radar, nexrad, etc., for many areas in Colorado. Get to court in one piece!
LMC Investigations is a full spectrum bi-lingual firm specializing in criminal investigations involving Spanish speaking clients and witnesses. Ten years experience with the Colorado State Public Defender's Office.
Millenium Investigative provides a variety of investigation services, with an emphasis on computer searching, locating, and more.
Shopper for price comparisons on just about anything.
Priceline is the site for "bidding" on airline and hotel rates.
Trip.com has links to major airlines for price and scheduling, as well as TRIPTRACKER, which permits you to check on the status and arrival time of flights, up to the minute.
Email Pager permits wireless e-mail to a small, hand held device, up to 8 pages of text
Spotted Horse does courtroom graphics, multimedia presentations, and more.
Bindertek makes state of the art binders for trial and case files. They have seriously improved on the three ring binder.
Fountain Pen Hospital is a WONDERFUL place to buy pens of all types. Get their catalog.
Nibs Re-tipped to repair your favorite fountain pen nibs.
Pendemonium Vintage writing collectibles.
the Goodman Law Firm showing what can be done with a law firm's website, with some work. Very easy to use links to a lot a legal information. I found the Vermont Court Rules in about a minute using this site. For anyone considering a web site for their firm, this is a must see site.
Philly Lawyer jobs page

Treatment Agencies and Treatment

HopeLine® - HopeLine® has already collected over 10 million phones nationwide, while donating over $18 million dollars to domestic violence organizations. It's really a win-win situation for both the environment and victims of domestic violence. Learn More about HopeLine®.
Addiction Library
Locating alcohol treatment nationally
Out of state alcohol classes by state
All Colorado Licensed Treatment Programs for DUI (Level 1/Level II)
Substance Abuse Treatment Locator has a national list.
NCTI schedule, enrollment forms, class description, etc. Email to NCTI
NCTI Catalog in PDF format includes their domestic violence classes, driving classes, road rage and anger classes, shoplift classes, and more.

Travel

Weather

NOAA Denver/Boulder
Weather Underground has been around a long time, as is wonderful
The Farmer's Almanac weather site has prognostication AND weather data history

Witnesses

Elizabeth Loftus the foremost expert in eyewitness identification
False Memories planted during interrogation
Eyewitness Links from the Criminal Law Megalink site. Very helpful links.
Truth In Justice article on the basics of eyewitness identification and problems.