Law Practice
Mar. 3, 2012
eDiscovery: New federal protocol for criminal cases
New federal guidelines promote uniform treatment of eDiscovery in criminal proceedings.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
My first impression of the practice of law back in 1961 was that, unlike lawyers practicing civil law, those in the criminal arena did not have to worry much about preparing lots of paperwork and carrying many files to court. It was a "paperless" practice so that, at the very most, lawyers in criminal practice customarily showed up in court with nothing but a thin manila folder absent any semblance of a briefcase.
Today, eDiscovery advancements have moved from the civil arena to ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In