Self-Serve tier

Brady v. Maryland 373 US 83 (1963) prosecution duty to disclose exculpatory evidence + Giglio v. United States 405 US 150 (1972) extension to impeachment evidence. Materiality standard (Kyles v. Whitley 514 US 419 + United States v. Bagley 473 US 667), team rule (Strickler v. Gre

Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause analysis under Crawford v. Washington 541 US 36 (2004) — testimonial-statement bar without prior cross-examination + unavailability + opportunity. Embedded Davis v. Washington 547 US 813 (primary-purpose test), Bullcoming v. NM 564 US 647 (201

Federal cooperation framework — pre-sentence USSG §5K1.1 + 18 USC §3553(e) (below-mandatory-minimum) + post-sentence Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) (substantial assistance after sentencing). Embedded cooperation agreement structure (proffer letter, letter agreement, for

Allocution rights at sentencing under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(i)(4) + state matrix. Defendant's right to address court before sentence, scope of permissible statements, strategic considerations, victim-impact-statement coordination, and appellate consequences of def

Federal grand jury challenge framework — Costello v. United States 350 US 359 (1956) (limited reviewability), United States v. Williams 504 US 36 (1992) (no obligation to present exculpatory evidence), Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States 487 US 250 (1988) (dismissal standard), s

Miranda v. Arizona 384 US 436 (1966) custodial-interrogation safeguards + Edwards v. Arizona 451 US 477 (1981) post-invocation re-initiation rule. Embedded custody analysis (J.D.B. v. NC 564 US 261), interrogation analysis (Rhode Island v. Innis 446 US 291), waiver standards (Ber

Padilla v. Kentucky 559 US 356 (2010) duty to advise noncitizen clients of immigration consequences before plea. Categorical approach (Descamps + Mathis + Mellouli) for crime classification, retroactivity (Chaidez v. US 568 US 342 (2013) — Padilla NOT retroactive on collateral re

Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) under 18 USC §3663A + 18 USC §3664 procedure. Mandatory restitution for crimes of violence + property offenses; victim identification; loss calculation; ability to pay (Bearden v. Georgia 461 US 660); priority of payments; offset against c

Federal sentencing departure + variance framework under United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG) + 18 USC §3553(a). Embedded post-Booker advisory-Guidelines doctrine (United States v. Booker 543 US 220 (2005)), §3553(a) factor analysis, departures vs variances distinction, comm

Strickland v. Washington 466 US 668 (1984) two-prong ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) test — deficient performance + prejudice. Embedded AEDPA deference (28 USC §2254(d) + Harrington v. Richter 562 US 86), strong presumption of competence, prejudice "reasonable probability

Federal supervised release revocation under 18 USC §3583(e) + Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1. Embedded categorical-approach challenges to violation classification (Johnson v. United States 576 US 591 (2015) — residual clause vagueness; Welch v. United States 578 US 120 (

Fourth Amendment suppression motion for traffic stops — Whren v. US 517 US 806 (1996) (pretextual stop standard) + Rodriguez v. US 575 US 348 (2015) (de minimis stop extension violates 4th Amendment) + Terry v. Ohio 392 US 1 (1968) (reasonable suspicion) + Heien v. NC 574 US 54 (